Androscoggin Valley Soil & Water Conservation District
Carbon Credit Program
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Maine Carbon Credit Program
The Maine Carbon Credit Program-Phase1 is a pilot project to establish and develop a soils carbon baseline and increase landowner knowledge about carbon issues. Ultimately, the future goal is to provide landowners who use conservation practices that increase carbon storage in soils the opportunity to participate in a voluntary market for carbon credits. The Maine Carbon Credit Program focuses on outreach, education and the future establishment of a soils carbon baseline to prepare for a voluntary carbon credit marketing program. The pilot program has been started in Androscoggin and Sagadahoc Counties and is being extended to Kennebec and Aroostook Counties in Phase 2. During this first phase. in addition to presenting information about the program and assessing producer interest at several meetings across the State, we have gathered and modeling data that will provide information about current carbon levels in our soils (the baseline). Please Contact Us To learn more about this program and what it may do for you To assist by providing information about your land To express interest in participation in a voluntary marketing program, if established To learn more about conservation practices that will increase carbon storage as well as protect our soils and water To become a contributing partner to help with outreach, education, data collection or policy development. Informational Materials and links Start with our informational brochure by clicking here. Androscoggin Valley SWCD Presents Carbon Credit Program at the Ag Trade Show Workshop Presentations can be seen by clicking on name of workshop
Check out the following websites for more information on the topic of Carbon and Carbon Credits Climate Change and Northeast Agriculture
Promoting Practical and Profitable Responses Carbon Trading: Market Opportunities
for Agriculture Workshop Resource Guide May 20,2008 Farmers can help improve global climate
with carbon credits Carbon credits and conservation
practices Credit Where It Counts: Carbon Program
Breath of Fresh Air Energy Agriculture-carbon farming Overview of Carbon Trading in
Agriculture AgraGate Carbon Sequestration in Agriculture and
Forestry USDA Energy Estimator National Farmers Union-Carbon Credits Delta
Carbon DeltaCarbon Eligibility DeltaCarbon FAQs To View the PowerPoint given at Phase-1 public meetings click here. Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX) COMET-VR General Carbon Information Maine DEP brochure: Indicators of
Climate Change in Maine and Ways to Protect our Natural Resources
Funding and/or
in-kind support has been provided by Conservation Innovation Grants from
USDA/NRCS, the Maine
Departments of Environmental Protection, Conservation, and
Agriculture, USDA Risk Management
Agency (with Farm Energy Partners Network), USDA Resource Conservation and
Development (with Time and Tide, Threshold to Maine, Heart of Maine, St John
Valley and Down East), Farm Credit, Maine Association of Conservation
Districts, Maine Rural Partners, Maine Farm Bureau, University of Southern
Maine and individual Conservation Districts.
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