EBEX®: Landowner eligibility

If your intention is to allow some of your land to regenerate into native forest in perpetuity and gain some income from it by selling carbon credits then EBEX® may work for you.

To qualify, your land must meet all of the following criteria:

     
  1. Is the land naturally regenerating into native species, and are there native seedlings in the pasture areas that could grow to 5 m in height?
 Yes No
  1. Is the patch of land at least 100 ha (247 acres) in area?
 Yes No
  1. Was the land in pasture or did it have <30% tree cover (include only trees that exceed 5 m in height at maturity, e.g. beech) at 31 December 1989? Land that could be eligible includes pasture with occasional scrubby bushes, or extensive patches of gorse or broom with a few native plants underneath.
 Yes No
  1. Are there patches of native bush within a kilometre of the patch of land?
 Yes No
  1. Is the patch of land below the subalpine level?
 Yes No
  1. Is the patch of land fenced off from stock or can stock be excluded by fencing or other means?
 Yes No
  1. Are you prepared to seek a covenant to protect the regenerating forest in perpetuity?
 Yes No

If you answered ‘yes’ to all these questions, please contact us.
If you answered ‘no’ to any of these questions, the FAQ section will tell you why your land is not eligible.

If you have an exotic forest, please contact MAF:
Telephone: 0800 CLIMATE (2546283)
www.maf.govt.nz/sustainable-forestry/

Regeneration projects surrounding forest remnants can be easily incorporated into EBEX. Click to enlarge.
Regeneration projects surrounding forest remnants can be easily incorporated into EBEX.

Shrubland patches at the edges of pine forests will likely qualify as Kyoto forests. Click to enlarge.
Shrubland patches at the edges of pine forests will likely qualify as Kyoto forests.

Land retired from marginal pasture is ideal for native forest regeneration. Click to enlarge.
Land retired from marginal pasture is ideal for native forest regeneration.

Patches of regenerating shrubland amongst pasture. Click to enlarge.
Patches of regenerating shrubland within pasture will be eligible for EBEX as long as they fulfil certain criteria.