Why arent reforestation projects included?
There are two primary issues regarding reforestation (planting trees in an area that previously contained forest) and afforestation (planting trees on lands that have not been recently forested) as a means to sequester carbon. 1 – First, there are arguments about the permanence of reforestation and afforestation projects (i.e. oftentimes they are temporary carbon storage sinks). As a result, these types of projects dont currently meet the criteria of Green-e or the CDM Gold Standard. It should be noted that that this argument could be applied to some other types of emission reduction projects as well. 2 – Second, there are technical concerns regarding reforestation and afforestation related to the science of calculating the carbon offsetting amounts, but methodologies are being developed to address these concerns and ensure that related projects satisfy Kyoto Protocol. Stakeholders are now beginning to realize the need to address all human-related sources of greenhouse gas emissions si
