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The Forest Offset Protocol lays out the requirements and methods for quantifying the net GHG emission and removals resulting from voluntary project activities undertaken on forested land. The ARB’s compliance offset protocol was built off of the Climate Action Reserve’s Forest Project Protocol Version 3.2 (CAR 2010). The Forest Offset Protocol covers three types of project activities, the carbon pools included in each project type, and requirements for project eligibility, monitoring, and commitments.
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Marland, E. et al. (2017). Overview of the Compliance Offset Protocol for U.S. Forest Projects. In: Understanding and Analysis: The California Air Resources Board Forest Offset Protocol. SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52434-4_2
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