Board minutes | Woodland Carbon Code

Woodland Nature Market Strategy Board

2025
Month	Topics
May	Statistics \| Carbon prices \| Risk register \| Version 3 consultation \| Terms of reference and register of interest \| Registry retender \| Follow up from Confor meeting \| Additionality \| Priorities
December	Statistics \| ICROA and ICVCM \| UK Land Carbon Registry \| UK Emissions Trading Scheme \| Woodland Carbon Purchase Fund \| Sector engagement \| Resources and financial planning \| Validation and verification processes \| Nutrient neutrality

2024
Month	Topics
May	Terms of reference and mode of working \| Code updates \| Work programme \| Financial planning
December	Registry retender \| Additionality \| Price data \| UK Emissions Trading Scheme \| Work programme \| Risk register

Executive Board

2025
Month	Topics
January	Buyer-seller contracts \| Drone-based pilot survey \| Registry retender \| Buying and validating registered projects \| Additionality consultation \| UK Emissions Trading Scheme \| ICROA and ICVCM accreditation \| Community Inclusion Standard \| Small woodlands
March	UK Land Carbon Registry \| Standard update \| Governance \| Risk register \| Nature Markets Strategy Board \| Annual report \| Crofting issues \| Additionality
2 June	Statistics \| Price data \| ICROA and ICVCM accreditation \| Risks and opportunities \| New validation and verification body \| Version 3 consultation \| Additionality for public sector bodies \| Compensatory planting
17 June	Website \| Registry platform update \| Registry retender \| Validation and verification bodies \| Version 3 consultation \| Investment mechanism for Pending Issuance Units \| Additionality for public sector bodies
September	ICROA and ICVCM applications \| Working groups \| Nutrient neutrality \| Registry retender and update \| BSI early adopters \| Validation and verification bodies
October	Statistics \| Registry platform \| ICROA and ICVCM applications \| BSI early adopters \| Data sharing \| Nutrient neutrality \| Validation and verification bodies \| Clarification
December	Statistics \| UK Land Carbon Registry \| ICVCM and ICROA applications \| SBTi consultation \| UK Emissions Trading Scheme \| Working groups and project developer forum meetings \| Woodland Carbon Purchase Fund \| Nutrient neutrality \| Strategic planning

2024
Month	Topics
February	Finances \| Meta registries \| Buyer/seller contract and biodiversity projects \| Market infrastructure project \| Strategy board \| Additionality \| Clarifications process
April	Statistics \| Fees \| Governance \| Nature Markets Strategy Board \| Clarifications \| Communications \| Future monitoring \| Additionality timing \| Additionality for public sector bodies
May	Statistics \| Levies \| Additionality timing \| Additionality for public sector bodies \| Registry re-tender \| ICVCM application \| Orchards
June	Buyer-seller contracts \| Statistics \| UK Emissions Trading Scheme \| Nature Markets Strategy Board \| Public sector additionality \| Registry retender \| ICVCM application
August	Public sector additionality \| ICVCM accreditation \| Registry retender \| International aviation \| Validating and verification bodies
September	Emissions Trading Scheme \| Public sector additionality \| Carbon prices \| CivTech Challenge \| Biodiversity and additionality consultations \| Sustainable Farming Scheme Wales \| Woodland Water Code \| Registry re-tender \| Staffing
November / December	Biodiversity crediting \| Registry update \| Staffing \| Statistics \| Additionality test consultation \|Buyer-seller template contracts \| ICVCM accreditation \| CivTech Challenge \| Governance \| UK Emissions Trading Scheme \| Risk register

Advisory Board

2025
Month	Topics
February	Statistics \| Achievements \| ICROA and ICVCM accreditation \| Improving efficiency \| Registry retender \| CivTech Challenge \| Additionality \| Biodiversity crediting consultation \| Small projects \| Buyer-seller contracts \| Remote sensing pilot \| Land sales for registered projects
May	Statistics \| Carbon price data \| ICROA and ICVCM accreditation \| Version 3.0 of the standard \| Communications and engagement
August	Statistics \| ICROA and ICVCM accreditation \| UK Land Carbon Registry \| Version 3 and future updates \| CivTech Challenge projects \| Drone trial \| Biodiversity project phase 2 \| Working groups \| Future developments \| Communications
November	Statistics \| ICROA and ICVCM applications \| BSI early adopters \| UKAS review \| UK Land Carbon Registry \| Woodland Carbon Purchase Fund \| Nutrient neutrality \| Clarification \| Project developer forum \| SBTi consultation \| Validation and verification bodies

2024
Month	Topics
February	Statistics \| New team members \| Meta registries \| Defra-funded project \| Resource planning \| Additionality timings \| Standard versions and clarifications \| Buyer/seller contract and biodiversity projects
April	Statistics \| Strategy Board \| Additionality timing \| Compliance with standards frameworks \| Fees \| Clarifications \| Future monitoring \| Communications
November	Statistics \| Governance \| Improving efficiency \| ICVCM accreditation \| Additionality \| Communications \| Biodiversity crediting \| Policy updates from countries

2023
Month	Topic
March	Woodland Carbon Code 2023 preview \| New methodologies (water and agroforestry) \| UK Nature Markets Framework \| Research projects (carbon pricing and community benefits)
May	Strategy and direction \| Priorities for 2023/24
September	Statistics \| Resources \| Carbon price data \| UK Land Carbon Registry \| Nature Markets Framework \| Additionality

2022
Month	Topics
January	Additionality \| Governance \| UK Land Carbon Registry fees \| Market development
April	Woodland Carbon Code update version 2.2
October	Governance \| Developing markets \| Version 2.2 changes \| ICVCM Core Carbon Principles

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