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title: Sheep & Beef Pastures Launchpad | NZ Climate Innovation market
description: Learn about how farmers can earn income from the environmental outcomes that result from moving to a lower input system. Find our more and register.
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Launchpads > Sheep & Beef Pastures

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Launched by ![Toha logo white horizontal](https://nzcim.toha.nz/hubfs/Toha%20logo%20white%20horizontal.svg)

# Sheep & Beef Pastures

Adaptive pasture management hits at the heart of some of our biggest environmental challenges - restoring waterway quality, increasing carbon sequestration in our soils and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Register your interest in selling environmental outcomes from low input farming.

 Location

 New Zealand

 Market Category

 Agriculture

[I'M INTERESTED IN SELLING OUTCOMES](https://nzcim.toha.nz/register-sheep-beef-launchpad?hsLang=en-nz)

[I'M INTERESTED IN INVESTING IN OUTCOMES](https://nzcim.toha.nz/investor-enquiry?hsLang=en-nz)

## Why change to adaptive pasture management?

Adaptive sheep and beef pasture management can include reducing synthetic fertiliser and chemical pesticide use, increasing pasture species diversity and changing grazing management.

These changes are bringing positive outcomes for both farming businesses and the surrounding environment and ecosystems.

Sheep and beef farmers moving to adaptive pasture management are experiencing financial resilience against rising input costs, resilience against drought and extreme rainfall events, an increase in herd health, resilience to parasite pressure, and an increased joy of farming.

![H&H 1](https://nzcim.toha.nz/hs-fs/hubfs/H%26H%201.jpg?width=1200&height=1200&name=H%26H%201.jpg)

## What types of outcomes can be expected from adaptive pasture management?

![Erosion reduction](https://nzcim.toha.nz/hs-fs/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202022-08-29%20at%2011.20.18%20AM.png?width=756&height=520&name=Screen%20Shot%202022-08-29%20at%2011.20.18%20AM.png)

Erosion Reduction

![Freshwater](https://nzcim.toha.nz/hs-fs/hubfs/Freshwater.jpg?width=1000&height=1000&name=Freshwater.jpg)

Improved Freshwater Health

![Screen Shot 2022-08-18 at 2.43.13 PM](https://nzcim.toha.nz/hs-fs/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202022-08-18%20at%202.43.13%20PM.png?width=1512&height=1294&name=Screen%20Shot%202022-08-18%20at%202.43.13%20PM.png)

Improved Soil Health

![Screen Shot 2022-08-22 at 1.17.37 PM](https://nzcim.toha.nz/hs-fs/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202022-08-22%20at%201.17.37%20PM.png?width=1542&height=1044&name=Screen%20Shot%202022-08-22%20at%201.17.37%20PM.png)

Climate Change Adaptation

![Screen Shot 2022-08-18 at 3.06.03 PM](https://nzcim.toha.nz/hs-fs/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202022-08-18%20at%203.06.03%20PM.png?width=1320&height=1276&name=Screen%20Shot%202022-08-18%20at%203.06.03%20PM.png)

Animal Health Improvements

## How does the NZ Climate Innovation market work for farmers?

![Group 15](https://nzcim.toha.nz/hs-fs/hubfs/Group%2015.png?width=174&height=176&name=Group%2015.png)

**1. Complete a land assessment**

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

![Group 16](https://nzcim.toha.nz/hs-fs/hubfs/Group%2016.png?width=134&height=172&name=Group%2016.png)

**2. Sell your Claims** 

Select from our scientifically-supported templates and list your environmental outcomes for sale as Claims on the NZ Climate Innovation market when it launches.

![Collect your data](https://nzcim.toha.nz/hs-fs/hubfs/123.png?width=172&height=148&name=123.png)

**3. Collect your data**

Sign up to a Pledge and report the data to complete your Claim and receive your payments.

[REGISTER YOUR INTEREST](https://nzcim.toha.nz/register-sheep-beef-launchpad?hsLang=en-nz)

![Group 5](https://nzcim.toha.nz/hs-fs/hubfs/Group%205.png?width=348&height=328&name=Group%205.png)

## Receive offers on Claims

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.

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![Image](https://nzcim.toha.nz/hs-fs/hubfs/Image.png?width=649&height=622&name=Image.png)

**The Foley’s practice adaptive planned grazing as part of their pasture management at Whatumā Farm.**

This has allowed them to reduce synthetic fertiliser use, manage for diverse pasture species, move stock more frequently as one mob and keep covers higher to increase photosynthesis.

## 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.

**Erosion Mitigation**

Developed by **Troy Baisden, Nick Conland & Josh Duley**

Soil erosion reduces soil fertility and pollutes waterways. This template calculates the reduction in erosion risk achieved by land management actions on farmland using the Universal Soil Loss Equation. The results show the reduction in sediment loads from a farm to their catchment and downstream water bodies.

#### In development

**Soil Carbon Accounting**

Developed by **Manaaki Whenua**

Calculates the change in total organic carbon content ('soil carbon') in the top 30cm of agricultural soils in Aotearoa New Zealand over a period of 5 years, using data from direct physical sampling.

#### In development

**Stock Reduction on Farm**

Developed by **Calm The Farm**

Livestock numbers (both total and per ha) are the leading indicator of farming intensity and greenhouse gas emissions on farms. This Claim demonstrates a sustained reduction in livestock on a farm and calculates the resulting reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. 

#### Developed

**Protect Naturally Uncommon and Threatened Ecosystems**

Developed by **EcoIndex**

There are many unique ecosystems in Aotearoa NZ that are either uncommon, or threatened. These ecosystems often support certain rare species. This Claim recognises the efforts taken to protect these ecosystems from destruction.

#### In development

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

**Regenerative Sheep & Beef Pastures**

Seeking Developers

This Pledge supports sheep & beef farmers to define the pasture management changes they are making on their farm and capture the data that measures outcomes from a shift to regenerative pasture management. 

#### Open for developers

## Getting started is easy

![Launchpad](https://nzcim.toha.nz/hs-fs/hubfs/Launchpad.png?width=201&height=223&name=Launchpad.png)

**1. Find a Launchpad**

Check out the Launchpads and find the one that matches the environmental outcomes you are planning to achieve.

![Details](https://nzcim.toha.nz/hs-fs/hubfs/Details.png?width=235&height=257&name=Details.png)

**2. Provide your details**

Register your interest in participating in future Claims and Pledges. We’ll keep you updated along the way.

![Group 11](https://nzcim.toha.nz/hs-fs/hubfs/Group%2011.png?width=150&height=174&name=Group%2011.png)

**3. Complete a land assessment**

Tell us more about the land and the environmental actions you are planning or already doing today.

[GET STARTED](https://nzcim.toha.nz/register-sheep-beef-launchpad?hsLang=en-nz)

![Group 5](https://nzcim.toha.nz/hs-fs/hubfs/Group%205.png?width=348&height=328&name=Group%205.png)

## We will support you the entire way

When the market launches, our team will connect you with the tools and templates to help you measure and track your environmental outcomes so that you can sell Claims with confidence.

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![Pastures soil - 863 KB](https://nzcim.toha.nz/hs-fs/hubfs/Pastures%20soil-1.png?width=600&height=513&name=Pastures%20soil-1.png)

**Interested in earning income from your environmental outcomes?**

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Interested in buying environmental outcomes or providing upfront project finance to farmers & landowners taking action?

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![Developers](https://nzcim.toha.nz/hs-fs/hubfs/Specialists-1.png?width=122&height=99&name=Specialists-1.png)

#### **Developers**

Are you an expert in tracking action and measuring outcomes and want to participate in building Claim & Pledge templates?

[Get in touch](https://nzcim.toha.nz/developer-enquiry?hsLang=en-nz)

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#### **Partners**

Do you have goods, services, skills or data that could support the regeneration of Aotearoa New Zealand?

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