Finance your forest adaptation through carbon credits

To carry out a joint project with Pina Earth, the following criteria must be met:

1. It is a private or corporate forest.

2. The project area that will be adapted within the next 5-10 years consists of at least 150 hectares.

3. You may carry out adaptation measures and commercially harvest timber on the forest area (e.g. because you are the owner or contractually commissioned to manage the area).

4. The people involved have the experience and skills to successfully implement the planned measures. Evidence of this can be, for example, training or relevant professional experience.

5. The same carbon sink performance may only be counted once. This means you may apply for carbon credits either through Pina Earth or through other programs, but not in parallel.

6. The project area must be in Germany.

7. The baseline condition should be heavily dominated by pine or spruce (> 70% share).

The voluntary emissions market in which Pina Earth operates is currently growing strongly. The demand for regional carbon credits is particularly high and continues to grow. In order to achieve the optimal price for your certificates, Pina Earth has a network of diverse market participants (e.g. leading sustainability consultancies, platforms and end customers). Our end customers are sustainability-oriented companies that support climate protection projects to achieve their sustainability goals.

The goal of forest adaptation are stable, multi-layered mixed stands of climate-resilient tree species. For this purpose, after 30 years, at least 3 future-proof, site-appropriate tree species must be present on the certification area. The respective tree species must make up at least 5% and a maximum of 70% of the project area. In order to achieve this target state, typical project activities include measures for natural rejuvenation, the planting of diverse tree species and wildlife damage prevention.

You will receive additional revenue after the project has been launched and validated. From that point on, the volume of carbon credits from your project will be offered to buyers. In a joint meeting, we go through the payout model in detail before the project start.

The combination with state support programs is generally possible. In contrast to a subsidy program, we offer a service that does not conflict with government subsidy programs. It should be noted that the certification must show that the costs of the project exceed the income (including subsidies).