Forestry Director
Kurt Krapfl, Forestry Director, has served in various roles at ACR related to carbon market implementation, methodology development, policy setting, and strategic direction since 2016. Throughout this time, he has directly contributed to and overseen the registration, verification, and issuance of more than 150 million tonnes of high-quality forest carbon credits. He has also led and supported the development and publication of innovative methodologies at ACR related to improved forest management, afforestation and reforestation, avoided conversion of forests, wetland and grassland restoration, and new quantification tools and ACR program standard updates.
Kurt’s primary areas of expertise are forest carbon quantification and methodology development, forest resource management, and silviculture. He holds a PhD in Forest Management from Mississippi State University and MS and BS degrees in Forestry from Southern Illinois University. Kurt has also worked for government entities, including the U.S. Forest Service and National Park Service, as well as ecological consulting firms.
Kurt’s work has been published in peer reviewed academic journals as well as applied settings. He has given numerous presentations and testimonies in relation to the carbon market to stakeholders, policy makers, technical audiences, and the general public.
