News and events

Farmers, foresters and other land managers in England are being encouraged to apply for the Woodland Carbon Guarantee scheme ahead of the eighth auction, which will take place online from 23-29 September.

Thank you to everyone who completed our recent communications survey. We received 95 responses.

International Day of Forests is held on 21 March each year to celebrate and raise awareness of the importance of forests and trees.

The Woodland Carbon Code team is keen to ensure our communications meet your needs. 

We've launched a new project to develop a standard buyer-seller contract for Pending Issuance Units and Woodland/Peatland Carbon Units. 

We’ve published a new version of the WCC today and there are some key changes for project developers and landowners to note: 

There is a new standard document, and new template documents for all stages (registration, validation and verification).  If you haven’t yet started on your documentation, please use the new Version 2.1 documents (Version 2.4 for the carbon calculator).  

Guaranteed income for delivery of verified Woodland Carbon Units in England over the next 30 years.  View Newsletter

UK businesses can now instantly reduce their carbon footprints by purchasing credits created by forestry projects.

• Woodland Carbon Code Version 2.0 launched:
  • Widened the definition of a 'single project'

The United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) has accredited Acoura and Soil Association for verification of Woodland Carbon Code projects. Both were previously accredited for validation.