The Great Bear Forest Carbon Project

Technical team of foresters and environmental market experts specializing in forest carbon modeling, inventory planning, verification management, sustainable forest management practices, market and policy Among the largest fully integrated forest carbon management and development teams in North America with over 12 Million Acres restored and 6 million offsets developed and sold Developed two of the largest forest carbon projects in the world – Great Bear and Mai Ndombe in DRC Operates as a fully owned subsidiary of Offsetters Climate Solutions serving US and International forest carbon and ecosystem services markets Era Ecosystem Services

Clients  TIMOS  Private Land Owners  Land Trusts  Native American Tribes and First Nations  NGOs  Fortune 500 with under utilized or degraded land assets  Governments  Multilateral Donor Agencies  Voluntary and Compliance Buyers

The Great Bear Rainforest Over 6 million ha. (15.3 million acres) Rarer and more endangered than tropical rainforest Covers less than 1% of terrestrial surface Known for its coastal wolves, whales, salmon and bears

First Nations Communities Twelve First Nations communities Seven in Great Bear Initiative Society Five in the Nanwakolas Council Society Over 7,000 First Nations people live in the region

Haida Gwaii North and Central-Mid Coast North and South- Central Coast

After decades of conflict over logging, EBM approach adopted 50% of the Great Bear is now protected from logging Forest is valued as a balanced ecosystem that sustains biodiversity and vibrant communities Ecosystem Based Management

The EBM approach that originated from the Great Bear agreements: Protects the forests Recognizes ecologically and culturally significant areas Delivers revenue opportunities for ongoing stewardship by the coastal First Nations Creates a conservation economy that puts a dollar value on carbon absorption

Forest Carbon Project The first carbon project in North America on traditional territory with unextinguished Aboriginal rights and title Project Type: Improved Forest Management Project Standard: BC’s Forest Carbon Offset Protocol (FCOP) Project Volume: up to 1 million tonnes/year Validated: Stantec Verified: KPMG

The Value of Deeper Collaboration Carbon funds deliver revenue opportunities for First Nation communities to manage, implement and monitor EBM within their traditional territories Training and employment, supporting the communities and the cultures that originated here The development of a conservation economy that values the natural capital of the area This project demonstrates a model for sustainable development

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