B.C. defines framework for measuring climate outcomes in forestry

By BC Ministry of Forests
BC Government
January 27, 2026
Category: Carbon, Climate & Bioenergy
Region: Canada, Canada West

To address a recommendation from the Office of the Auditor General of British Columbia, the Province has established a new method that measures how silviculture investments contribute to climate-change mitigation. In response to Recommendation 1 from the auditor general’s report Ministry of Forests: Calculating Forest Carbon Projections, the chief forester has approved a new method to support consistent and transparent carbon projections for forest investment activities. …The chief forester has approved a new method to support consistent and transparent carbon projections for forest investment activities. This marks the completion of the two recommendations made by the auditor general. …Silviculture investments lead to a complex sequence of greenhouse-gas emissions and removals. Measuring and communicating the net outcome can be challenging, demanding a comprehensive and standardized approach to performance measurement. The method is a big step toward consistently and transparently measuring how silviculture programs contribute to overall climate-change mitigation from B.C.’s forestry sector.

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