An opportunity to share: carbon sequestration within the Tsleil-Waututh Nation territory

This study examines the requirements for a successful carbon sequestration project for a First Nation in British Columbia. The Tsleil-Waututh, a First Nation located in the metropolitan area of Vancouver, have a forest rehabilitation project that they wish to sustainably manage to sequester carbon dioxide. There is currently no government-sanctioned carbon offset market operating in British Columbia. Through analysis of case studies and the exploration of provincial and federal legislation, four policies that reflect the range of carbon offset trading options are identified. Interviews with members of the Tsleil-Waututh Treaty, Lands and Resources Department are used to help identify criteria, measures to inform the policy option tradeoffs.