Actors / Research institution · United States
National Research Council (US National Academies)
Appears in 1 case in this database. Roles as given in the documented record.
| Case | Role | Country | Period | Instrument |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US compensatory mitigation and conservation banking under the "no net loss" policy | Authored the 2001 report Compensating for Wetland Losses Under the Clean Water Act | United States | 1988–2026 | Carbon credits |
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Science and environment
- Wetland
- Land that is saturated or covered with water for long periods, such as marshes, swamps and peat bogs.
Carbon and conservation finance
- Carbon credit
- A certificate representing one tonne of carbon dioxide (or equivalent) that a project says it reduced, avoided or removed. Buyers use credits to balance their own emissions in climate claims.