About FACT
A public-private effort bringing standardized forest carbon data into one accessible, transparent place.
The Forestry Analytics for Carbon Tracking (FACT) platform is a public-private effort led by the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment), the USDA Forest Service and ten forest sector partners, with input from scientists, engineers and researchers.
What is the FACT Platform?
FACT is a public-use digital platform that solves the real, growing challenge that reliable forest sector carbon data is hard to access. Landowners and businesses face increasing pressure to report carbon data, but what exists today is fragmented, inconsistent and costly to compile.
FACT brings standardized U.S. forest and harvested wood product carbon data into one accessible, transparent place.
The Forces Behind Fact
The Forces Behind Fact
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities is a not-for-profit public charity collaborating with partners in the public and private sectors to advance systemic, transformative, and enduring change for the health and vitality of the nation's working forests and forest-reliant communities.
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USDA Forest Service
Established in 1905, the Forest Service, an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, is the nation's foremost federal forestry organization. The agency is a world leader in forest research, providing leadership in the sustainable management, conservation, use, and stewardship of natural and cultural resources on national forests and grasslands in the United States.
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The collaborative agreement to develop the platform includes these organizations.
Built on Collaboration and Science
The platform is built on a foundation of collaboration and science.
The methodologies used in the platform tools combine decades of research with the expertise of the USDA Forest Service, as well as scientists, engineers, researchers, and industry experts to create a more transparent and consistent approach to forest carbon data.
Help us Improve!
The FACT Beta Launch will provide an active improvement period to address bugs, improve functionality and incorporate enhanced explanations based on user feedback.
Users are invited to explore the platform, test its tools, identify missing information and provide feedback. Valuable input gathered during this stage will shape the platform ahead of its full Version 1 release, which is planned for summer 2027.