CFC Preservation Project Document Templates 2024 - Preservation Project Design Document

Sep 12, 2026

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Preservation project document templates for City Forest Credits (CFC) outlining requirements for submitting an application and a Project Design Document (PDD) to request credits. Instructions specify how projects must meet the eligibility criteria under the CFC Tree Preservation Protocol (version 13.40 or 13.100), including providing a project name, operator details, location boundaries and parcel numbers, narrative impacts, and additional contextual information. Templates also require maps of the project area and include project operator signature and attachments, alongside sections covering ownership, duration, preservation commitment, threat of loss, attestations, additionality, and monitoring and reporting.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryPaper Templates

FormatPDF

Pages63

Reading Time22 min

AccessFree to download

Project Application

Project Design Document

Project Operator Signature

Project Design Document - Table of Contents

Project Overview

Defining the Project Area (Section 1.3 and 1.4)

Ownership or Eligibility to Receive Potential Credits (Section 1.5)

Project Duration (Section 2.2)

Preservation Commitment (Section 4.1)

Demonstration of Threat of Loss (Sections 4.2, 4.3, and 4.4)

Attestation of No Double Counting of Credits and No Net Harm (Section 5)

Additionality (Section 6)

Carbon Quantification Documentation (Section 11)

Co-Benefits Quantification Documentation (Section 11.6)

Social Impacts (Section 12)

Monitoring and Reporting (Section 8)

Attachments

Protocol Requirements

Preservation Templates-Table of Contents Project Application Project Design Document-11.1.A Project Design Document-11.1.B Agreement to Transfer Credits Attestation of No Double Counting and No Net Harm Attestation of Additionality Forest Composition Report Social Impacts Report Notice of Intent-OPTIONAL Preservation Monitoring Report City Forest Credits Preservation Project Application INSTRUCTIONS: Provide information about how the project meets the eligibility criteria as outlined in the City Forest Credits (CFC) Tree Preservation Protocol version 13.40 or version 13.100. Submit a draft application in word format to CFC before signing the final version. Include a map of the project area with the application. All project information will be shared on the public-facing project webpage on the Carbon Project Registry. 1. Project Name For example: Sandy Cross Forest [Enter text here] 2. Project Operator Provide name of organization/entity and contact information Organization/Entity: [Enter text here] Address: [Enter text here] City: [Enter text here] State: [Enter text here] Zip: [Enter text here] Primary and/or secondary contact(s): [Enter text here] Phone: [Enter text here] Email: [Enter text here] 3. Project Location Project must be in or adjacent to one of the following. Describe which one of the criteria the project meets and provide the name of the city, town, or jurisdiction where project is located. Provide the parcel numbers. • Urban Area or Urban Cluster boundary per U.S. Census Bureau • Boundary of any incorporated or unincorporated city or town • Boundary of any planning area for a regional metropolitan planning agency or entity • Within the boundary of land owned, designated, and used by a municipal or quasimunicipal entity for source water or watershed protection [Enter text here] 4. Project Description Provide short narrative of the project goals, Project Area acreage, land ownership, forest characteristics, and land use/zoning. Provide details about when the property was acquired or potential timeline for acquisition. Include information about when carbon crediting was first introduced into the overall project scope. [Enter text here] 5. Project Impacts Provide short narrative of the environmental, social, and health impacts this project will achieve. Examples include how the project addresses increased access to green spaces for under-resourced communities, flood control or watershed protection, benefits for human health and well-being, improved recreation opportunities, or protects bird and wildlife habitat. [Enter text here] 6. Additional Information Provide additional information about your project. If the Project Area is part ofa larger program or preservation effort, include one sentence with more information. Examples include collaboration with other partners to preserve forestland or how this project fits into a regional initiative. [Enter text here] 7. Map Provide a map of the Project Area. PROJECT OPERATOR SIGNATURE Signed on [insert month and date] in 2024, by [insert name and title of person authorized to sign], for [insert Project Operator name] . | Signature | | --- | | Printed Name | | Phone | Email [Insert Project Name] Project Design Document Table of Contents INSTRUCTIONS ................................................................................................................................................. 2 PROJECT OVERVIEW ......................................................................................................................................... 3 DEFINING THE PROJECT AREA (Section 1.3 and 1.4) .............................................................................................. 3 OWNERSHIP OR ELIGIBILITY TO RECEIVE POTENTIAL CREDITS (Section 1.5) ............................................................ 4 PROJECT DURATION (Section 2.2) .....................

FAQs

What does the CFC preservation project document package require before requesting credits?

Project Operators must complete and submit the Project Design Document (PDD) and other required project documents for CFC validation, and an approved third-party verifier reviews the submission as part of the process.

Which eligibility criteria versions are referenced for CFC Tree Preservation Protocol?

The instructions reference eligibility criteria under the City Forest Credits (CFC) Tree Preservation Protocol version 13.40 or version 13.100.

What key information must be included in the project application template?

The template requires a project name, project operator organization and contact details, project location boundaries and parcel numbers, a project description, expected project impacts, additional information, and a map of the project area.

Sep 12, 2026

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