Version 2.0 of the WCC launched:
- Woodland Carbon Code Version 2.0 launched:
- Widened the definition of a 'single project'
- Integrated 'small woods' process - A group can contain both 'standard' and 'small' projects.
- Integrated verification process
- New section 1.4 Conformance with the UK Forestry Standard
- 1.6 New Additionality Spreadsheet
- 2.1 Combined sections on landowner and group manager commitments
- 2.2 Clarified mapping rules
- 2.3 Change to 'single rate' 20% WCC Buffer contribution
- 2.4 Separate consultation section (moved from 5 Social Responsibility)
- 2.6 Clarified registry use including new 'assignment' function
- 2.7 Removed required to list carbon buyers in PDD
- 4 Environmental Quality and 5 Social Responsibility - Links to the WCC Woodland Benefits Tool to assess wider benefits.
- Documents (Project Design Document V2.0, Project Progress Report V2.0):
- Updated versions of both documents which can be used for either a single project or a group. After 08 June 2018 all documents submitted to validator/verifier have to be on new templates.
- New Additionality Spreadsheet available.
- Carbon Calculation:
- Updated WCC Carbon Lookup Tables V2.0 and WCC Carbon Calculation Spreadsheet V2.0 & Guidance. Existing project developers need to use/download the new versions of both.
- Updated Carbon Assessment Protocol V2.0. Anyone conducting a year 15 monitoring survey will need to consult this version.
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