seed to carbon Forest Accelerator Programme 2024

October 18, 2023

Deadline: November 30th 2023 | Seed To Carbon Forest Accelerator Programme 2024

To help foresters overcome their most pressing difficulties, the Terraformation is accepting applications for the Seed to Carbon Forest Accelerator programme.

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Objectives

  • Experts in forestry and science from around the world work together in local communities to help foresters overcome their most difficult obstacles.

Funding

  • Coordinate forward carbon sales to generate recurring cash to forestry teams and local communities. Fund planting expenditures to get initiatives off the ground.

    • Create sustainable business models that do away with the necessity for grant writing and fundraising

      • Training Constant opportunities to pick up best practises from professionals in the fields of science, forestry, carbon, economics, law, and community impact.

  • Seeds

    • Using seed banks to increase the diversity of native species

  • Tracking

    • Monitoring and tracking for high project transparency from seed to field

  • Expert Assistance

    • A multidisciplinary team of forestry experts, scientists, technicians, seasoned carbon market strategists, and talented communicators is prepared to support the success of your project.

  • Projects of Outstanding Quality and Flexibility

    • Encourage native, diverse restoration that benefits the community

    • Possibility of incorporating sustainable timber harvesting and agroforestry

  • Market Verification for Carbon

    • Putting into action project design documents (PDD) and feasibility studies

    • Encourage the use of top-tier third-party verifiers for project verification

    • Connect projects with consumers of carbon credits.

Forestry Teams Will Benefit

  • Monitoring progress and spotting bottlenecks with software and training

  • A free feasibility assessment to evaluate the carbon potential of your project ($20,000 USD worth)

  • establishing contacts with other forestry teams

  • Opportunities for further financing and pilot money

  • Infrastructure and tools like nurseries and seed banks

  • PDD, or project design document

  • Design for community involvement and long-term (40+ years) influence

  • creation of complementary, long-term business plans for various sources of income (such as carbon credits, agroforestry, silvopasture, and NTFP).

eligibility

  • Worldwide teams working on forest restoration are welcome to apply to the Accelerator. If any of the following apply to you:

  • Mutual values

    • Discuss the importance of restoring native ecosystems and biodiversity

  • Access to land

    • Possess rights and ongoing access to reforest at least 1,500 hectares of land

  • Location in the tropics or subtropics

    • Only organisations specialising in tropical or subtropical reforestation projects and communities are intended to receive support from the forestry accelerator.

  • A seasoned group

    • Have a staff with prior knowledge of forest restoration

  • Market interest in carbon

    • Are curious to learn more about funding for the carbon market

  • A long-term strategy

    • Are committed to restoring forests that endure for centuries and benefit the environment and communities nearby

  • Models for sustainable business

    • Have expertise in sustainable business models that complement one another, such as agroforestry and non-timber forest products.

Visit Terraformation for further details.