The Potential

Carbon Canopy’s first project is focused on building a credible carbon market model for private landowners in the Southern US – the largest wood and paper producing region of the world.  But that is just the beginning.  As a pilot program, we are investing significant time, energy and money to explore the possibilities of possible credible conservation models.  

Tomorrow, we will be exploring other ecological services using the lessons learned through this pilot program.  We ask several questions.

If landowners can be compensated for forest conservation through a carbon market, can there be similar markets for other benefits of smart forest management?  Clean air?  Reduced soil erosion?  Plentiful aquifers?  Water quality?