Nature finance and carbon offsets
NCC’s Nature + Climate Projects Accelerator connects businesses and investors with high-integrity conservation opportunities across Canada. Through carbon projects and other nature-based solutions, we mobilize private capital to protect more habitat and deliver measurable results for nature and climate.
Investing in nature can help businesses address climate and biodiversity risks and impacts while accelerating conservation across Canada.
Nature-based solutions
What they are
Nature-based solutions protect or restore natural systems so they can help address challenges like climate change, flooding, water quality and biodiversity loss.
We focus on opportunities involving fire, land, water and species at risk.
How we work
We work with businesses and public-sector partners to turn nature and climate commitments into credible conservation projects. Our solutions respond to specific environmental, operational and community needs while delivering measurable, long-term results.
Carbon Projects and offsets
What they are
By generating independently verified carbon credits, carbon projects channel funding to help protect and care for forests, wetlands and grasslands that capture and store carbon. These projects can generate independently verified carbon offsets while delivering lasting benefits for nature.
How we work
NCC develops and manages Canadian conservation projects that meet recognized carbon standards. Remaining proceeds from the sale of offsets generated by these projects supports land protection, monitoring and long-term stewardship.
Carbon stored across NCC lands
280,000 hectares of private land are enrolled in NCC's carbon projects, with over 4 million credits sold to date
Leading the way with carbon credits
NCC developed Canada's first-ever Improved Forest Management project registered on the voluntary carbon market, helping demonstrate how conservation can deliver credible, measurable climate benefits
Our carbon projects, on the ground
Our carbon projects combine conservation expertise, independent verification and long-term stewardship to deliver measurable benefits for climate and nature.
Darkwoods Forest (British Columbia)
Our first carbon project has funded stewardship and conservation across Canada for 15 years.
Boreal Wildlands (Ontario)
A $10 million upfront investment from TD Securities in 2022 helped secure Canada’s largest-ever private conservation project.
Taiga (Ontario)
Taiga is the first ever Improved Forest Management project registered under Canada’s Greenhouse Gas Offset Credit System.
Accelerate conservation with us
Whether you want to purchase high-integrity Canadian carbon offsets or invest in other nature-based solutions, the Nature Conservancy of Canada has the conservation expertise, project portfolio and long-term stewardship capacity to turn your commitments into measurable results.
Carbon project audits
Access current information about independent verification and public-comment processes for NCC carbon projects.
The Boreal Wildlands Forest Carbon Offset Project
The Boreal Wildlands Forest Carbon Offset Project is currently undergoing verification under the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS), Climate, Community and Biodiversity Standard (CCB) and Sustainable Development Verified Impact Standard (SD VISta).
The site visit will take place between October 26, 2026 and October 29, 2026 at the property, located near Hearst, Ontario.
If you have any questions regarding the audit, please contact Vanessa Mascorro, Audit Team Leader:
Vanessa Mascorro, SCS Global Services
Email: Vmascorro@scsglobalservices.com
Phone: 1 604-440-4378