Resolution

WHEREAS Canada’s agriculture sector has proven its ability to sequester carbon and has great potential for further sequestration;

BE IT RESOLVED that APAS supports the development of voluntary carbon offset programs that reflect the following principles:

1. Offset protocols should be designed to provide meaningful recognition of agricultural activities that reduce carbon
2. The maintenance of existing carbon sinks like wetlands, forests and grasslands should be eligible for financial support
3. Verification systems must be effective and cost-efficient
4. Offset protocols must provide a fair price to producers for voluntary sequestration or emission reductions
5. Offset protocols must allow for the aggregation and stacking of credits
6. Offset protocol programs must reflect the diversity of different agricultural sectors