General
- What is Afforestation?
- What is Impact Forestry?
- How is Arbonics and our projects structured?
- How am I affected by other landowners in the project?
Payment and Finance
- How much extra income can I earn from my land?
- How and when do I get paid?
- If I choose VCUs, how do I hold and manage them?
- Are there any restrictions on additional financial incentives (e.g. governmental grants, subsidies etc) I can receive for the lands under Arbonics agreement?
- Do I need to declare any subsidies or financial support the lands are already receiving before entering the agreement with Arbonics?
Carbon Credits
- What are carbon credits and VCUs?
- What is Verra?
- How is the carbon sequestration calculated in the project?
- Is there a cap on the number of VCUs I can generate?
- What is the Verra buffer pool and when is it used?
- Will I ever have to pay back credits received?
- Who buys the credits created?
- Can I use my own credits to offset my emissions or sell low carbon products?
- Will the carbon credit price be fixed within the contract or will it change?
Contract
- How long is the contract period?
- Is there a fee to join Arbonics projects?
- Can I add additional land to your projects?
- Can I leave the contract?
- Are there restrictions on adding lands that are part of Natura 2000 network or otherwise protected areas?
Land and Forest Management
- What is a Carbon Opportunity Assessment?
- Who pays for planting the trees?
- Can I sell my land if it is part of an Arbonics programme?
- Can I harvest the timber produced?
- Can I plant on the same plot different tree types with different rotation times?
- Can I grow Chaga mushroom on the trees in the forest under Arbonics Agreement?
- When do I need to change the land parcel(s) legal status (land use designation) to forest land?
Monitoring, Reporting and Verification
- Who does the verification and monitoring of my land?
- What do I have to monitor and report on?
- How long do I have to monitor my project?
- Why do I need to monitor my land?
Exceptional Circumstances
- What if the project is damaged by fire or storm?
- What if the State (government) acquires land within the project area?
- What if the project developer goes out of business?
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What are carbon credits and VCUs?

Last updated on July 27, 2022

A carbon credit is a certificate that can be bought with the purpose of offsetting greenhouse gas emissions. One credit usually represents one tonne of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) avoided or removed from the atmosphere. VCUs (Verified Carbon Units) are one type of carbon credit and one VCU represents a reduction or removal of one tonne of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) achieved by a Verra project as part of their Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) program.

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Do I need to declare any subsidies or financial support the lands are already receiving before entering the agreement with Arbonics? What is Verra?