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We’re also pleased to see Dr Vicky West MICFor shortlisted for the Net Zero Innovation Award at the Confor: Confederation of Forest Industries (UK) Awards 2026.

Vicky’s long standing leadership in overseeing the Woodland Carbon Code’s development has been vital to establishing credibility and trust in UK woodland carbon projects. Strong standards and rigorous oversight are essential to ensuring that carbon claims are credible, measurable, and durable.

As developers, we recognise that effective climate action depends on both responsible project delivery and robust governance. Recognition across both sides of the system reflects the maturity and strength of the UK’s woodland carbon framework.

Congratulations to Vicky and all those shortlisted.

We’re proud to share that our very own Alexander MacKinnon has been shortlisted for the Net Zero Innovation Award at the Confor: Confederation of Forest Industries (UK) Awards 2026.

This award recognises individuals making a measurable contribution to the forestry and wood sector’s progress towards the UK’s net zero ambitions.

Alex has been recognised for his leadership in shaping standards, promoting integrity in woodland carbon projects, and encouraging constructive collaboration across the sector. His work helps quantify the real climate related benefits that woodland creation delivers, ensuring that the PIUs and WCUs issued by the Woodland Carbon Code are underpinned by robust governance and long-term credibility.

At CarbonStore, we believe net zero must be built on trust. That means high integrity projects, transparent frameworks and open dialogue between developers, regulators and landowners.

Congratulations Alex, a well deserved recognition of your contribution to the sector.

Following the recent launch of the UK Nature Projects Association (UKNPA), we’re proud that CarbonStore, part of Tilhill Forestry is a founding member of this new, industry-led collaboration.

UKNPA brings together project developers, investors and policy makers to help accelerate woodland creation and peatland restoration, and to support a trusted, high integrity market for nature based credits that delivers real climate and biodiversity benefits.

Alongside fellow founding members ADLnature, Caledonian Climate Partners, Forest Carbon Ltd and Scottish Woodlands Ltd, we're focused on enabling the scale of delivery the UK needs, through collaboration, strong governance and long term investment.

The positive engagement at the London launch, including support from organisations such as the UK Woodland Carbon Code, The Peatland Code, the Green Finance Institute and The Soil Association, highlights the growing momentum behind nature-based solutions.

If you're interested in becoming a member of the UK Nature Projects Association (UKNPA), get in touch here: https://www.uknpa.com/

Watch the UKNPA launch video: https://youtu.be/B_iIxDStvDQ

UK Nature Projects Association (UKNPA) | Official Launch Video The UK Nature Projects Association (UKNPA) is a new, industry-led collaboration working to accelerate woodland creation and peatland restoration across the U...

Landowners can now partner with investors who fund woodland creation in return for long-term access to carbon credits.

Here’s how it works:

• You lease the land for 25 years
• You earn income based on the value of the carbon units generated
• At the end of the lease, the land – and woodland – returns to you
• You keep a planted asset with timber potential, biodiversity value, and even leftover PIUs

David McCulloch, Head of CarbonStore, breaks it all down in the Farm Gate podcast – listen now: https://pulse.ly/rkddgoobqo

For more information, talk to one of our experts at [email protected] or 01786 649 387

This consultation is another encouraging effort by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero to ensure that integrity lies at the heart of our carbon and nature markets while also establishing the UK as a world-leading hub for climate finance.

With the government wanting “to move climate finance mobilisation from the billions to the trillions,” its ambitions are both significant and heartening, so we must not let perfect become the enemy of good in formulating our policies.

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