REGENERATING NATIVE FOREST

 We plant so that landowners can enjoy the commercial benefits of fast growth carbon-yielding species, secure in the knowledge that their traditional Māori hopes and aspirations can be met through proper planting and forest management that will lead to a permanently regenerated native forest

We intend to plant a mixed-species permanent carbon forest.

• Planting land that is marginal, non-productive, erosion-prone and land-locked
• Planting fast-growing exotic as a nursery crop that provides a forest canopy
• Planting slower growing native amongst the exotic
• Planting in a way that accelerates native regeneration
• Planting to link forests to the local native forest (as a seed bank)
• Planting to support the re-introduction of native birds and other species
• Ensuring native trees become dominant through careful forest management
• Updating planting management with leading science and best practice
• Establishing seed banks and nurseries to support regional planting
• Our proposed approach encourages faster and more successful regeneration than standalone native planting or natural reversion
• Regeneration stabilizes erosion-prone land and reduces sedimentation
• Regeneration enhances biodiversity and enables faster re-establishment of native flora and fauna
• Additional benefits include improvements to air and water quality, and promotion of tourism and local enter

Carbon Forestry delivers benefits today and for future generations