From Stewardship to Credits: Navigating Risks, Safeguards and Opportunities
Join the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) for a critical discussion on developing high-integrity carbon credits and biodiversity credits and strengthening FSC's leadership in nature-based solutions. This expert-led session will explore how FSC certification can drive credible climate and biodiversity action while delivering co-benefits for First Nations and communities.
Market Potential & Risks – How can FSC leverage its certification systems to strengthen trust in carbon and biodiversity credits? What are the reputational and integrity risks, and how can they be mitigated?
Quality Assurance & Verification – What safeguards, monitoring, and transparency measures are needed to ensure FSC-backed credits meet rigorous standards and avoid greenwashing concerns?
Compliance & Voluntary Markets – Aligning with EU CRCF, CORSIA, ICVCM and Article 6, while ensuring accessibility for Indigenous Peoples, local communities, and smallholders.
Strategic Pathways – Practical approaches to enhance FSC's market impact and accessibility
Why Attend?
Gain actionable insights from sector leaders, experts, and First Nations representatives, understand evolving regulatory requirements, and help shape FSC's growing role in forest carbon and biodiversity markets.
This session is designed for all stakeholders interested in shaping a credible, equitable, and impactful role for FSC in nature-based solutions.
Briana Capra
Briana Capra, Vice President of Project Development at Chestnut Carbon, is a seasoned expert in validation, verification, and strategic project delivery. Since 2008, she’s advanced sustainable forestry through roles at Rainforest Alliance and Preferred by Nature as an FSC auditor and Senior Associate. At Chestnut Carbon, she leads the design and execution of IFM and ARR projects, ensuring each project meets rigorous standards including FSC certification and Verified Impact protocols amid growing demand for high-quality carbon offset initiatives.
Hernán Zaldivar
Hernán Zaldivar is a forestry engineer with more than 16 years of experience in forest management, agribusiness and restoration. He was FSC's Market Development Manager at the Latin America Regional Office, where he was in close contact with the Ecosystem Services and New Approaches Working Group and was the Climate Smart Agriculture leader in Solidaridad Network with a special focus on agroforestry value chains. Hernán works at Preferred by Nature as a Senior Ecosystem Restoration Specialist and Program Technical Leader; as such is responsible for V/V services for restoration projects worldwide.
Event Details
- Date: Sunday, 26 October
- Time: 14:30 - 16:00 (EST - Panama) / 20:30 - 22:00 (CET) / 03:30 - 05:00 (WITA)