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2 years ago NCX response: One of the aims of the methodology is to facilitate engagement with small landowners that have been historically excluded from carbon markets. Participants are not required to have an authorized management plan or program in place. We note that this position allows for engagement with more family forest owners in the US, where we know that there is a substantial gap between the percentage of owners who have a written management plan and the percentage of owners who have or intend to commercially harvest – many family forest owners who harvest do not have a written management plan. See Butler, Brett J. 2021. America’s family forest owners. Society of American Foresters, Washington, D.C. Our contracts are only for one year so shouldn't necessarily incentivize nor disincentivize any long term sustainable forest management.
Commenter Organization: Green Assets
Commenter: Jonathan Pomp, CF, RPF
2021 Deferred Harvest Methodology Section: 4
Comment: The methodology states "Participating properties are not required to have an authorized management plan or program in place." This disincentivizes long-term sustainable forest management and removes a responsibility for long-term forest conservation and management by Project participants
Proposed Change: All approved VCS IFM methodologies should require a long-term commitment to sustainable forest management and adaptive planning via certification schemes and/or adoption of forest management/stewardship plans.