When do I get paid?
Here's an example based on a 10 ha plot in Estonia.
- Tree species: Birch
- Contract length: 60 years
- Total estimated carbon income: €96,500
- Carbon income paid out until year 27 after planting
- Plus additional income from timber value
Make your unused land profitable
Afforestation is planting new forests on land that has not been forested before. Planting trees on empty land is a way to invest in and increase its value and do good for the planet. We help landowners like you earn carbon credits from afforestation.
1. Suitability assessment
Fill out an interest form and share the location of your land, we will run our suitability analysis and prepare a free carbon opportunity asessment of your land.
2. Agreement and joining the project
We will have a call discussing your land analysis and potential carbon income. Once we have agreed on terms, your lands will be allocated to a project.
3. Planting, management and monitoring
We will manage the project with Verra and provide constant support to you with ongoing project monitoring. You plant and manage the forest (independently or with a partner) and cover the cost.
4. Credits issuance and receiving payment
You will receive first income from carbon credits 5 years after planting and then every few years after that. Meanwhile you will continue to manage your new forest and we will build relationships with credit buyers.
Trusted by over 200 landowners
Afforestation is for you if...
- You have empty, non-forested land
- You are willing to plant trees on it
- You want to invest in your land and the environment
Afforestation is not for you if...
- You already have a legal obligation to plant trees (e.g. after harvesting)
- The land is under conservation rules
- The land is a wetland
Need financing to cover the planting cost?
Swedbank now offers afforestation loans to landowners in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
As an official partner, we offer a sustainability assessment service to support you in preparing the documentation needed for the loan application.
No joining, no exit fees
No joining fees, we cover the cost of analysing your land and setting you up to earn carbon income. All you need to do is plant and take care of your forest.
Reliable returns, sooner
Start earning carbon income now. Gone are the days where you have to wait decades for return on your forest.
We only earn when you do
We only earn our commission when your forest starts generating carbon income.
Find out how much you could earn from afforestation with our calculator
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