1. How Do Tree Based Carbon Offsets Work?
Information Supplied By ECO Carbon Offsets
How Do Tree Based Carbon Offsets Work?
By Noel McArdle
Using Native Vegetation as a Carbon Offset Pool
In July 2000, the South Australia Government enacted a Forest Property Act (FPA). ECO works
under the auspices of the Forest Property Act. Under the Act, a landowner can plant trees for
the purpose of carbon sequestration and, provided they meet certain standards and conditions,
these plantings can be registered as a separate property right on the landowners Certificate of
Title and registered with the Land Titles Office whereby the trees are protected under a long
term Forest Property Agreement and the carbon absorbed from the atmosphere may be sold off
to emitters to enable them to offset their carbon footprint.
These conditions include agreeing not to destroy the forest and entering into an agreement that
will bind all future owners of the land. ECO seek a term of 110 years whereby the landowner
agrees to maintain and not destroy or damage the trees. Fencing is erected, pests are
destroyed and stock is removed from the land area subject to the revegetation.
Mortgagee / Banks have to give their permission for this registration process because banks
have to be prepared to allow the registration of the forest carbon right on the Land Title under
the Forest Property Act to take precedence over their own mortgage rights because any new
owner will not have absolute title but will have their rights restricted in so far as they relate to
what they can do with the forested areas of the land. Banks have been prepared to allow the
registration of the carbon on the Land Title under a 110 year or perpetual Forest Property
Agreement.
Providing that the plantings are carried out to Kyoto standards, the sequestered carbon is able
to be sold to emitters. As mentioned elsewhere on this website, the current price in Australia is
around $20 – $30 per tonne for Voluntary carbon credits.
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