Program Overview

Online Micro-Certificate: Forest Carbon Management

The Faculty of Forestry’s Forest Carbon Management (FCM) Micro-Certificate is a flexible 8-week online program that provides natural resource managers with an understanding of forest carbon accounting, related data sources and analysis, and the architecture of forest carbon projects and associated markets.

What is the Forest Carbon Management (FCM) Micro-Certificate?

This program offers a comprehensive, science-based, and practical foundation for professionals, including those currently working and those seeking to gain additional skills to diversify employment opportunities and roles. The program is rooted in real-world applications, focusing on domestic and international forest carbon project case studies, and making strong cross-sectoral linkages.

What will you learn?

By the end of the program, students will have a thorough understanding of:

1. the role that forests play in greenhouse gas inventories and the carbon cycle and how this is accounted for at different spatial and temporal scales
2. where data related to forest carbon comes from and how it can be used to quantify, monitor and model carbon stocks and emissions
3. the range of different forest carbon projects, how they compare, and which types are relevant to particular areas of interest
4. the current state of both domestic and internationally applicable markets, changes on the horizon, and key resources to stay informed

Who should apply?

This program is applicable to a wide range of potential applicants who are working in or will go on to work in natural resource management positions in government, non-governmental organizations, the private sector, industry, and combinations thereof. This program is applicable to those working in BC, across Canada, and in an international context.

Employment Opportunities

• Natural Resources (e.g. forestry, mining, energy, parks and other land management, fisheries, aquatic and terrestrial management)
  • Forestry
  • Mining
  • Energy
  • Parks and other land management
  • Fisheries
  • Aquatic and terrestrial management
• Engineering (e.g. infrastructure, mining, energy)
  • Infrastructure
  • Mining
  • Energy
• Urban planners
• Non-governmental organizations (e.g. conservation, heritage, cultural, preservation, and environmental groups)
  • Conservation
  • Heritage
  • Cultural
  • Preservation
  • Environmental groups
• Industry – many different organizations across sectors are being required to report on climate-related financial accounting (TCFD reporting) and Environmental, Social, and Governance reporting (ESGs) across the globe, which includes carbon-related knowledge and practices
• Government departments – municipal, provincial/federal

Program Details

• Duration: 8 weeks of learning
• Location: Online
• Commitment: 7-8 hours per week
• Completion Requirements: View full requirements
• Start date:
  • 2025 Fall: October 6, 2025
  • 2026 Spring: February 2, 2026
• Price:
  • $2400 (Full Certificate)
  • $650 (Individual Courses)