FORECON EcoMarket Solutions Brochure

FORECON EcoMarket Solutions, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of FORECON, Inc., provides a range of carbon, water, and conservation related asset management services and market-based approaches for addressing cli-mate change and accessing financial ecosystem services markets. FORECON EcoMarket Solutions (EMS) LLC. has worked extensively in the area of forest carbon offsets and forest carbon quantification since 2004. Much of this experience has been in the development of forest offset projects for the Chicago Climate Exchange. To date, FORECON EMS has developed numerous managed forest offset pro-jects for this market. As a leader in the advocacy effort for workable forest carbon policy in the US, FORECON EMS has worked with most of the other voluntary carbon markets, programs, and standards over the past years as well. The maturation of these additional programs has diversified the opportunities for forest owners. As these programs have evolved, so has the experience and knowledge base at FORECON EMS. Currently, FORECON EMS’s core strength is in the review, analysis, and pairing of forests and forest owners with the most advantageous and desirable voluntary carbon market solution for their interests. Outlined below are some of the core carbon and ecosystem value services that we provide: Carbon Project Review and Scoping Forest carbon market economic analysis and feasibility studies Market access consulting Carbon asset valuation Sequestration calculation Carbon Project Development and Implementation Project proposal and/or application development Carbon accounting and reporting Project monitoring Project inventories Modeling and growth projections Carbon Offset Marketing CCX Aggregation for large and small (pooled) projects Retail sale brokerage Carbon Consulting Services Third party review of carbon quantifications and reporting Offset project review for consumers Carbon policy analysis and advocacy Project finance consulting Other Ecosystem Services Wildlife habitat enhancement Endangered and threatened species conservation planning Watershed management Water market consulting Wetland delineation Background on Forest Carbon Trading and Marketing Market-based mechanisms are emerging as a more efficient means for addressing climate change. With market-based mechanisms come opportunities for increasing return on investments available to managed forests, as well as afforestation/reforestation projects. Voluntary and mandatory forest carbon markets are evolving in the United States for evaluating, registering, verifying, and trading carbon credits for offsetting Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions from manufacturers and utilities. As markets for ecosystem services like sequestered carbon develop globally, managed forests and reforestation projects will play an increasingly important role for ad-dressing climate change. The significant concern over global warming has sparked the development of many initiatives here in the states. Across the country, the federal government, state or local governments, NGO’s, not-for-profit organizations, and private enterprises have worked to develop various GHG registries, cap-and-trade programs, and other mar-ket mechanisms. Without over-arching requirements such as the UN Kyoto protocol or federal regulation, most of these initiatives have been developed independently of one another, resulting in differing ideologies, policies, and program requirements. Some of the more prevalent of these initiatives include the U.S. DOE 1605b pro-gram (registry), the California Climate Action Registry (CCAR), the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), the Voluntary Carbon Standard (VCS), and the Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX). Registries provide entities with the means by which to calculate, track, and report changes in GHG emissions or increases in carbon stor-age over time. These bodies establish the technical accounting rules that standardize GHG and carbon account-ing and ensure consistency in all participant accounting systems. Carbon markets are a combination of the rules set from a registry and the platform on which carbon offset credits (usually metric tons of CO2 equivalent or “MtCO2e”) are traded, or marketed to consumers. Navigating through the ever-changing atmosphere of forestry carbon market participation takes experience and expertise. When it comes to forest carbon asset management, registration and trading, and analysis ser-vices, let our forestry expertise work on your behalf. Contact FORECON EcoMarket Solutions, LLC to provide the solutions you need with the expertise you should expect.