Forestry

Sequestering, or “holding,” carbon helps reduce carbon dioxide, one of several greenhouse gases contributing to the warming of the atmosphere.

Research shows that trees are very good at taking atmospheric carbon and converting it to a sequestered, stable form within the tree.  Obviously, larger plants absorb more carbon dioxide than no-till crops or grasses and as such forestry projects will earn more carbon credits than other offset projects. One other major difference is that the carbon is stored primarily in the tree itself, rather than in the soil profile as with annual no-till crops or grasses.  New tree plantings can sequester up to seven tons of carbon dioxide per acre during their optimal growth phases.