A carbon removal developer with huge offtake support verified the first US-based afforestation (ARR) project through the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Verified Impact programme for biodiversity, it announced Thursday.

Chestnut Carbon has verified its Sustainable Restoration Project through the FSC, certifying that the project will have quantified positive impacts on biodiversity by restoring over 16,000 acres (6,500 ha) to native forestlands.

“It is an honour to be recognised by FSC for our carbon removal projects’ commitment to biodiversity,” Shannon Smith, chief commercial officer of Chestnut Carbon, said in a statement.

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