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Building Forests.
Removing Carbon.
Delivering Quality Net-Zero Solutions.

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Nature-based carbon removal solutions that restore and conserve U.S. forests for the long-term.

Reduce your carbon footprint with our high-quality, nature-based carbon solutions developed by expert foresters, carbon scientists, and land management specialists.

Our afforestation and improved forest management carbon projects have benefits far beyond carbon sequestration. We’re cultivating biodiverse forest ecosystems and supporting local communities along the way.

WHAT WE DO

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Afforestation (ARR) Credits

Restoring marginal lands in the Southeast U.S. back to native forestland and supporting water quality, wildlife, and rural livelihoods.

Our turnkey afforestation projects yield credits of the highest quality available and are dedicated to long-term carbon removal in private land ownership and risk mitigation practices. Every credit is Gold Standard® verified to meet the most rigorous criteria in the market today.

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Improved Forest Management (IFM) Credits

Supporting the long-term conservation of forests nationwide and empowering stewardship among family forest owners.

Our IFM program only sells pure carbon removal credits sourced exclusively from privately-owned, at-risk U.S. forests. Every credit meets Verra’s Verified Carbon Standard (VCS®) criteria and demonstrates a conservative measure of climate benefit.

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Chestnut’s ARR credits are issued by the leading certification program for voluntary carbon-offset projects. Gold Standard measures, reports, and tracks the benefits of climate and development interventions.
All Chestnut projects are certified by the global nonprofit FSC for sustainable forest management. Our ARR project is the first U.S. project verified through FSC’s Verified Impact program for biodiversity conservation.
Chestnut’s IFM credits are issued by the world’s most widely used greenhouse gas (GHG) crediting program. Verra’s program is a critical and evolving component in the ongoing effort to protect our shared environment.

Sustaining the planet with long-term, nature-based carbon solutions.

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Nature-based carbon solutions are the most scalable opportunity to capture carbon and reduce your carbon footprint.

Chestnut is a long-term partner for corporations and landowners interested in accessing the U.S. carbon credit market. We will work together to ensure to the success of natural ecosystems and local communities.

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