How To Earn Carbon Credits From Your Land

If you are land owner with forest holdings or have land suitable for forest establishment IFS can help you obtain the value of the carbon stored in the forest.

IFS can help landowners assess the suitability their land and/or forest for carbon farming, administer the project, provide ongoing monitoring, source buyers and facilitate the sale of your carbon credits. IFS has a relationship New Zealand's leading carbon brokerage and advisory firm Carbon Market Solutions who provide IFS with expert advice and access to the international carbon market.

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• NZ-ETS - New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme - From January 1 2008 landowners will be able to be able to gain credits and associated liabilities for the carbon stored in their forests. These credits will be able to be traded within the national Emissions Trading Scheme (NZ-ETS).
• PFSI- Permanent Forest Sink Initiative - The New Zealand government has announced that from 2008 landowners will be able to generate Kyoto Compliant credits through farming carbon from permanent forests under the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Permanent Forest Sink Initiative. For more information on the PFSI visit http://www.maf.govt.nz/forestry/pfsi/index.htm
• AGS- Afforestation Grant Scheme - As part of the governments climate change policy grants will be available for the planting of new forests on previously unforested land. Participants will own the new forests and earn income from the timber while the Crown will retain all credits and liabilities.  

For more detailed information on carbon trading in New Zealand and the opportunities for forestry click on 'NZ Emissions Trading Scheme' at the top of the page.

For more detailed information on carbon or emissions trading from the International Emissions Trading Association click http://www.ieta.org/ieta/www/pages/index.php?IdSiteTree=26

Contact IFS for more information on these opportunities.

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