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🌲 Annual Natural Cover CO₂/CO₂e Uptake Report Generator
Show your Council how much CO₂ your forests and wetlands already absorb
Why this tool matters
Most net-zero and PCP (Partners for Climate Protection) frameworks only count new plantings, overlooking the ongoing carbon absorption of forests, wetlands, and grasslands that already exist. In Canada—with 318 billion trees and vast natural areas—this gap is significant.
What this tool does
This tool helps residents and councils create a planning-level appendix showing how much CO₂/CO₂e is absorbed by existing ecosystems. Reports include tables, charts, sequestration rates, and a draft Council motion to direct staff to add natural carbon sinks into annual GHG reporting.
How it works
The tool applies widely cited Canadian sequestration rates (Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Council of Canadian Academies, Ducks Unlimited & partners). Simply enter the known hectares of local ecosystems, generate the report, and share it with your Council.
A Nature-Based Alternative for Councils
Councils are asking: “If not FCM–ICLEI’s net-zero plan, then what?”
KICLEI Canada’s new Municipal Rotational Grazing Proposal Generator gives communities a clear alternative: a nature-based Climate Action Plan (CAP) rooted in local land stewardship.
This tool helps you quickly draft a council-ready proposal that:
Frames Adaptive Multi-Paddock (AMP) grazing as a cost-effective path to carbon sequestration
Demonstrates soil, water, and food security benefits for your region
Positions farmers as partners in climate leadership
Offers a CAP built on voluntary, local action — not global mandates
Instead of debt-driven “green tech” programs, this approach shows councils how to invest in resilient soils, strong farms, and local authority.
👉 Try the tool today and put a real alternative on the table for your community. All you need is your areas population!
“We are the solution — healthy soils, healthy farms, healthy future”
