TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwanese contract electronics maker Wistron on Wednesday announced a forest carbon initiative in southern Taiwan designed to boost carbon absorption through improved forest management.
The initiative is located in Pingtung’s Checheng Township and covers about 960,000 square meters of regenerated forest. The company said emissions reduction remains its core strategy for achieving net-zero targets, with nature-based carbon removal serving as a complementary approach.
Under the plan, partner Yongzai Forestry will handle forest management and technical planning. Work, including forest tending, selective thinning, and sustainable management, will be carried out to strengthen forest health and increase carbon storage capacity.
The effort is scheduled to run for 20 years, with the possibility of extension. Monitoring, carbon accounting, and verification will continue throughout the period.
These activities are designed to qualify under the Ministry of Environment’s voluntary greenhouse gas reduction program, which requires independent third-party verification before approval. Once approved, the resulting emissions reductions can be issued as carbon credits.
Taiwan’s carbon fee system took effect this year, marking the start of carbon pricing. Within this framework, companies may use carbon credits from approved reduction activities to offset part of their taxable emissions liability, according to UDN.
