Forestry in the Emissions Trading Scheme

If you own forest land or have rights in forest land, you may be able to earn carbon credits. You may also have obligations through the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). Find out if your forest land is covered by the ETS, whether you can join the ETS, and if you can earn carbon credits.

In this section

I tēnei wāhanga

ETS online system

News and changes to the ETS

Find out how we're making the ETS work better for forestry. Plus how we connect with you about Māori forestry

About forestry in the ETS

How the ETS works, benefits of registering with forest land in the ETS, legal responsibilities when you register

Joining the ETS

Joining and leaving the ETS for forestry. Appointing a representative to manage your ETS tasks

Mapping and managing forest land areas in the ETS

Find out ETS requirements for mapping forest land and how to add or remove land

Emissions returns and carbon units (NZUs) for forestry

How carbon units are earned for forestry, how to calculate and report the carbon stock in your forest

When forest land ownership or land agreements change

Find out what to do when forest land registered in the ETS changes hands

Deforesting and the ETS

Find out what deforesting means in the ETS and what to do when you deforest land

ETS forms, fees and policies

Forms, policies, service fees for some transactions, how to avoid penalties and infringement notices