Native Forest Regeneration on Whenua Māori

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Native Forest Regeneration on Whenua Māori

As tangata whenua, Māori have a whakapapa connection to the ngāhere. Under indigenous management, native forests not only sequester carbon and enhance biodiversity but also support the reconnection of whānau, hapū and iwi with their ancestral lands.

Location

New Zealand

Market Category

Biodiversity

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Why bring new revenue streams to native forest regeneration on whenua Māori?

Almost 50% of the total indigenous vegetation remaining on private land is held in Māori title. Māori freehold land blocks across Aotearoa already protect over 500,000 hectares of native forest, including around 180,000 hectares held in kawenata (covenant).

The regeneration of these forests and protection of their carbon stocks require ongoing activity; including pest and predator control, fencing and biodiversity monitoring.

Much of the protection of native forests on whenua Māori is being done in the absence of any financial return, often relying on funding and limited by restricted access to finance due to collective land ownership.

Unlocking new revenue streams for native forest regeneration on whenua Māori protects a significant proportion of Aotearoa New Zealands native biodiversity and existing carbon stock.

What types of outcomes can be expected from native forest regeneration on whenua Māori?

Native Biodiversity Protection

Increased Carbon Sequestration

Climate Change Adaptation

Pest & Predator Reduction

Indigenous Land Management

How will the NZ Climate Innovation market work?

1. Create an impact plan

Complete a land assessment and our team will assess your opportunity to sell Claims and earn income from your environmental outcomes.

2. Sell your Claims

You will be able to select from our scientifically-supported templates and list your environmental outcomes for sale as Claims on the NZ Climate Innovation market.

3. Collect your data

You will be able to sign up to a Pledge to track progress and report the data needed to complete your Claims.

PRE-REGISTER YOUR INTEREST

Receive offers on Claims

When the market launches, you will be able to list future, in progress or completed Claims for your environmental outcomes. Once your listing is live, you can receive offers to buy these Claims. These offers can come from private corporations, government agencies and beyond. When your Claim is complete, buyers will receive a Claim report containing verifiable data about the outcomes.

At Te Kautuku in Rangitukia, significant areas of native forest remain intact, including 219 hectares of forest held in kawenata and protected with the support of Ngā Whenua Rāhui.

On behalf of over 300 whānau who whakapapa to this whenua, land managers and trustees are building claims with a vision of native reforestation across the land block and reconnection of its people with the land.

Claims and Pledges coming soon

Claim Templates
Pledge Templates

Claim templates are developed by scientists and specialists in the field so you can buy and trade climate outcomes with confidence.

Native Forest Regeneration on Whenua Māori

Seeking developer

Protecting native forests on whenua Māori cares for the mauri of the forest and its people, as well as increasing carbon sequestration and improving native biodiversity.

Seeking developers to create new Claims that show the holistic benefits of the past, present and future protection of native forests on Māori land.

Open for developers

Pledges are developed by specialists in regenerative practices and guide farmers and land managers so they can take action and measure outcomes with confidence.

Biodiversity Management

Developed by Steve Sawyer

This Pledge supports land managers to capture data about the actions they are taking to protect and monitor native biodiversity.

The data collected can be used to create and sell Claims that prove climate outcomes and earn income.

In development

Pest & Predator Control

Developed by Steve Sawyer

This Pledge supports land managers to capture data about the pest and predator control actions they are taking.

The data collected can be used to create and sell Claims that prove climate outcomes and earn income.

In development

Indigenous Land Management (whenua Māori)

Seeking developer

The purpose of this Pledge is to support Māori to capture data about the actions they are taking to protect and restore native forest on whenua Māori.

The data collected can be used to create and sell Claims that prove climate outcomes and earn income.