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ACR Issues First Credits Under Methodology for Small Non-Industrial Private Forestlands
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On August 27, 2026, ACR issued the first credits to a project using its Improved Forest Management (IFM) on Small Non-Industrial Private Forestlands methodology, which provides access to carbon finance for owners of small family woodlands. Credits were issued to the LandYield Small Scale IFM Project 1 (ACR0831). This is LandYield’s first project, representing landowners across 13 states in the Southeastern U.S.
Despite owning nearly 40% of U.S. forestlands, less than 1% of small forest ownerships have enrolled in the carbon market to date. This is due to known financial and institutional barriers associated with the scale and complexity of the existing market. This methodology, developed in partnership between Finite Carbon and ACR, draws upon our collective market experience to introduce innovative aggregation, monitoring and verification approaches that alleviate these barriers.
The methodology quantifies greenhouse gas emission reductions and removals resulting from improved forest management activities on aggregated ownerships of non-industrial private forestlands, ranging from 40–5,000 forested acres. Emission reductions are quantified from forest carbon projects that exceed baseline forest management practices, and removals are quantified for retention of annual forest growth. The primary carbon sequestration mechanism is the commitment to forego harvesting, grow trees longer and increase forest stocking.
“This issuance to LandYield represents an important step forward for family woodland owners in the United States,” said Dr. Kurt Krapfl, ACR Forestry Director. “It is a priority for ACR to provide solutions for families to be able to use carbon market finance as a way to keep their forests standing and in family ownership. Today’s issuance creates another pathway to do just that.”
In addition to its methodology for small non-industrial private forestlands, ACR’s IFM on Non-Federal U.S. Forestlands methodology allows for aggregation, which provides a separate path for family woodlands to access carbon markets.
For more information about ACR’s methodology, visit https://acrcarbon.org/methodology/improved-forest-management-ifm-on-small-non-industrial-private-forestlands/.
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