Atmospheric Benefit Agreements

An Atmospheric Benefit Agreement (ABA) is an agreement between a proponent and the Province regarding the Allocation of Atmospheric Benefit Rights. 

An ABA enables a proponent to claim ownership of offsets generated by a forest carbon offset project on Crown land for the area to which the ABA applies

 See also: 

• Offset protocols - Province of British Columbia (gov.bc.ca) 
• Treasury Board Directive 2/15 (2014) - Authority to dispose of Atmospheric Benefit Rights and enter into Agreements with respect to the sharing of Atmospheric Benefit Rights

For more information, please email: forest-carbon-offsets@gov.bc.ca 

The following First Nations have an Atmospheric Benefit Agreement.

• Ahousaht First Nation - 2024
• Coastal First Nations - 2015
  • Gitga'at First Nation
  • Heiltsuk Nation
  • Kitasoo Indian Band
  • Metlakatla First Nation
  • Nuxalk Nation
  • Wuikinuxv Nation
  • Haisla Nation (Amendment to include Haisla) - 2011
• Gwa'sala-'Nakwaxda'xw Nations - 2018
• Kitselas First Nation - 2018
• Haida Nation - 2019
• Nanwakolas First Nations - 2016
  • Da'anaxda'xw Awaetlala Nation
  • K'omoks First Nation
  • Mamalikikulla-Qwe'Qwa'Sot'em First Nation
  • Tlowitsis First Nation
• Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation - 2024