Funga’s Southern Pine IFM Grouped Carbon Project
From carbon to connection—support nature-based carbon removal that will restore soil, empower communities, and transform forestry in the US South.
How It Works
1. Landowners enroll in our grouped project each year.
2. We inoculate seedlings with growth-promoting fungi specifically selected for planting regions.
3. We plant. The trees grow faster and store more carbon.
4. We sell high-quality carbon credits, sharing benefits with land partners.
Together, we scale impact through partnerships with industry, academia, and nonprofits determined to harness the full potential of forests for a better future.
What Makes Our Project Unique?
REIMAGINING TREE PLANTING
We don’t just plant trees—we restore the belowground ecosystems that support them. By reintroducing native mycorrhizal fungi at the tree nursery, we enable trees to grow stronger, store more carbon, and build more resilience after they are planted. This approach is a form of Improved Forest Management (IFM), meaning that our work aims to increase the carbon storage of forests when compared to a business-as-usual baseline.
NATURE HEALING NATURE
Fungi and trees co-evolved, forming a symbiotic partnership. Trees provide fungi with sugars produced through photosynthesis, and in return, fungi deliver essential soil nutrients to their aboveground counterparts. Our approach taps into this natural alliance to unlock the full potential of future forests.
SCALING IMPACT WHERE IT MATTERS
Southern pine forests cover 30M+ acres across the Southeast—this is the heart of American forestry. By working with landowners of all sizes, we’re embedding fungi-driven soil restoration into forest management practices. This is the future of forestry, and we’re showcasing it in one of the world’s most important timber markets.
SCIENCE FIRST
Instead of a one-size-fits-all approach, we use region-specific inoculants, selected through rigorous nursery and field trials. Each inoculant harbors entire communities of native fungi linked to improved tree growth. Every project runs like an experiment, with co-located, randomized control blocks that allow us to directly measure how our inoculants perform under local conditions. Our research-driven approach ensures real, measurable impact—no fluff, just science.
Hallmarks of Quality
Our project will be listed and credited on the Verra Carbon Registry, which is leading the way in developing first of their kind approaches that reflect dynamic baseline conditions and reduce barriers to entry for landowners of all sizes.
ADDITIONALITY RIGOR
Randomized controls in trials and project instances alike validate the impact of our inoculants.
DURABILITY
Carbon storage is extended through harvested wood products that end up in the built environment.
MINIMAL LEAKAGE
More wood on the same acres means low leakage risk, as our project does not shift production elsewhere.
BEYOND CARBON
Benefits include biodiversity restoration, healthier rural economies, and communities safeguarded by forests built to endure.
STATES
COVERED
11
SEEDLINGS
INOCULATED
4M
ACRES
ENROLLED
6k
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