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This dataset gives the spatial extent of the Woodland Carbon Code projects, along with their current status, species type, and country. The Woodland Carbon Code (https://www.woodlandcarboncode.org.uk/ ) is the standard for UK woodland creation projects where carbon is accounted for. It is managed by Scottish Forestry. All projects have to register, and are publicly available on the UK Woodland Carbon Registry, managed by Markit (https://ihsmarkit.com/products/environmental-registry.html ). Once registered, they are validated at the outset and then verified at regular intervals throughout the project to check the amount of carbon sequestered, and that the project is sustainably managed.</idPurp>
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It is managed by the Scottish Forestry. All projects have to register, and are publicly available on the UK Woodland Carbon Registry, managed by Markit (&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a style='background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); color:rgb(0, 97, 155); font-family:&amp;quot;Avenir Next W01&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Avenir Next W00&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Avenir Next&amp;quot;, Avenir, &amp;quot;Helvetica Neue&amp;quot;, sans-serif; font-size:16px; font-style:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; text-align:start; text-decoration:none; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; word-spacing:0px;' target='_blank' href='https://ihsmarkit.com/products/environmental-registry.html' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'&gt;https://ihsmarkit.com/products/environmental-registry.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style='background-color:rgb(255,255,255); color:rgb(76,76,76); font-family:&amp;quot;Avenir Next W01&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Avenir Next W00&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Avenir Next&amp;quot;, Avenir, &amp;quot;Helvetica Neue&amp;quot;, sans-serif; font-size:16px;'&gt;&lt;span style='display:inline !important; float:none; font-style:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; text-align:start; text-decoration-color:initial; text-decoration-style:initial; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; word-spacing:0px;'&gt;). Once registered, they are validated at the outset and then verified at regular intervals throughout the project to check the amount of carbon sequestered, and that the project is sustainably managed. Woodland Carbon Code projects are expected to be managed in line with their agreed management plan (to ensure the predicted amount of carbon sequestration is realised), and a landowner has the responsibility to ensure future landowners are aware of the commitment of a particular land area to the Woodland Carbon Code, should an area of woodland be sold. This dataset gives the spatial extent of the Woodland Carbon Code projects, along with their current status, species type, and country. The majority of projects also receive a woodland creation grant, but some Woodland Carbon Code projects also include non-grant aided areas, or are not grant aided at all. 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