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UK Woodland Carbon Code & Peatland Code

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The UK Woodland Carbon Code (WCC, published by UK Forestry Commission) and UK Peatland Code (PC, managed by IUCN UK Peatland Programme) are the UK government-backed voluntary carbon standards for land-based carbon projects. WCC covers new native woodland creation and requires: independently validated carbon plan, baseline field survey, and verification every 5 years. Peatland Code covers peatland restoration and requires: degraded peatland condition assessment (ditch grip surveys, water table monitoring), carbon calculation using the WPP Carbon Calculator, and Peatland Action verification. Both issue Pending Issuance Units (PIUs) and Woodland/Peatland Carbon Units (WCUs/PCUs) on the UK Land Carbon Registry.

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LEGISLATION IDENTIFIER: WCC / PC (UK Forestry Commission)
LEGISLATION JURISDICTION: United Kingdom
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EXTERNAL REFERENCE: https://www.woodlandcarboncode.org.uk/standard-and-guidance
ADDITIONAL PROPERTY: in-effectstatus UK woodland creation and peatland restoration projects must follow WCC and Peatland Code MRV requirements to issue verified carbon units on the UK Land Carbon Registry. Regenerate3 signed field measurements — water table depth, NDVI, soil core data, species surveys — are the monitoring evidence WCC and Peatland Code verifiers review at each verification event.reason regenerateappliesSectors carbon-marketappliesTriggers appliesMaterials 4jurisdictionRank

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