The first instalment of our series on forest carbon credits: a return to the fundamentals in France — BEGES, SNBC 3 and the framework for claims — to understand the context in which the Low Carbon Label was created.
Forest Journal
This article explains the new rules for the Low Carbon Label set out in the decree of 5 September 2025 and outlines how companies must report and communicate on their carbon credits depending on the intended use — contribution, voluntary offsetting or mandatory offsetting.
In the face of declining public funding for climate adaptation, particularly in the forestry and timber sector, the article shows how the state’s withdrawal makes it essential to mobilise private funding in order to preserve France’s forests and strengthen their resilience.
Since the abrupt suspension of France Nation Verte in late 2025, this article shows how, in the face of forests in crisis and the collapse of the carbon sink, Atmosylva is relying on private funding (the Low-Carbon Label and adaptive sponsorship) to continue the urgent adaptation of France’s mountain ranges
This article describes how the latest report from the Economic Analysis Council proposes to incorporate the true value of forest services – particularly carbon and co-benefits – into national accounts, in order to better guide public policy and promote adaptive forestry projects such as those led by Atmosylva
In 2025, the revision of the Low Carbon Label clarifies the terminology, enhances transparency and allows for the transferability of carbon credits, whilst strictly regulating their withdrawal and disclosure to prevent greenwashing.