Free ETS Eligibiliy Assessment
Earning carbon credits doesn’t have to be complicated, or require upfront payment.
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LAND ASSESSMENT
Is your forest eligible for carbon credits?
We use AI and remote sensing technology to evaluate your land remotely and estimate what you could earn from carbon credits. You receive a full Land Assessment report, completely free of charge.
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LAND STRATEGY
Which areas do you want to register?
Every landowner is unique - and so is every block of land. We'll answer all your questions and help you understand the requirements of the relevant scheme(s) your looking into.
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You decide whether carbon farming is right for you, and if so, which areas to register.
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LAND REGISTRATION
We don't get paid unless you do.
We gather all the necessary evidence, land maps and carbon calculations to get you registered for the ETS and/or CarbonCrop Units.
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Many landowners receive an initial payment of carbon credits, plus ongoing returns. A percentage of this goes to CarbonCrop.
CarbonCrop helps you understand your eligibility, taking care of the entire submission process and ongoing administrative tasks helping landowners get paid for restoring forests.
We use AI and remote sensing technology to evaluate your land remotely and estimate what you could earn from carbon credits. You’ll receive as much information as possible so you can make the best decision for you and your land.
Earning carbon credits doesn’t have to be complicated, or require upfront payment.
NZ Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS)
The Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) is New Zealand's main tool for actively reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
This is achieved through the awarding of carbon credits, with one credit representing one tonne of carbon - or equivalent greenhouse gases - removed from the atmosphere.
So where do you, as a landholder, come in?
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Landholders with eligible forests can register their forests for carbon credits, with yearly returns awarded for every tonne of carbon actively sequestered. Many farmers choose to diversify their income through carbon forestry as these credits provide an opportunity to open a new revenue stream, and help the planet.
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Sound too complicated?
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That's why we're here.
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CarbonCrop helps you understand your eligibility, completes all of the difficult tasks associated with registering your forest with Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI), and provide on going support with ongoing admin tasks such as emission returns.
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We want to help landholders get paid for more of their trees, and to support growing more forests, and better forests.
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ETS Forest
Requirements
Forest Shape
Must be at least one hectare in total, and a minimum width of 30 meters.
Tree Size
Your trees must reach 5 meters in height and maintain an average of 30% canopy cover.
Eligible Species
Your forest must contain eligible tree species. To find out more on this check out our blog post.
Post 1989
Your forest must be established after 1990 to be entered into the ETS.
There was a real drive with the companies we spoke with to lease our land and plant it in pines, but we were never comfortable with that.
We have 6k acres of native regenerating forest and we thought that should be worth something.
CarbonCrop is the only company that had the ability to assess its potential."
- Darcy, Wairarapa
We do the hard work so you don’t have to.