Financing Carbon Forestry

A new carbon forest costs money for several years before it pays. Exotic planting is cheaper to establish than native planting, and natural regeneration is cheapest of all, but every route needs pest and weed control and compliance costs each year.

The guide sets out the cash flow pattern across the life of a forest, how banks look at carbon projects, the alternatives such as investor partnerships, aggregation, pre-sold units and grants, what funders want to see before they commit, and the extra options open to native forestry.