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South Korea Forest Carbon Offset Scheme (FCOS)

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Evidence: Descriptive / self-reported Top 33% 53/100 · Ask Evidence Copilot about this practice

Korea Forest Service's statutory carbon scheme, linked to the national ETS since 2013, lets forest landowners earn verified credits through six methodologies — forest management, revegetation, avoided conversion — across ~6.3 M ha of Korean forest; 200+ projects registered by 201

6
Approved methodologies
200+
Projects registered (by 2018)

Details

Maturity
Established
Promoter
Korea Forest Service (KFS)
Period
2013-present
Keywords
Forest, carbon, temperate, sequestration, K-ETS

Context

The Korea Forest Service's Forest Carbon Offset Scheme, integrated into the national Emissions Trading System (K-ETS) since 2013, lets forest owners generate verified credits through six approved methodologies including forest management, revegetation and avoided conversion.

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