Native Forestry and Regeneration

Native forest can go on any eligible land and earns carbon for far longer than pine, though at a slower rate. There are three routes: let the bush come back on its own, plant it, or use a nurse crop such as gorse or exotics to shelter the natives as they establish.

The guide compares the costs and timelines of each route, explains how the single native look-up table works, shows what a native block can earn over fifty years, and covers the practical side: pest control as the biggest threat, honey as a compatible income, and how covenanted bush fits.