Temporary damage to your post-1989 forest

Forests can be damaged by natural and accidental events. If you have forest land in the ETS and it's temporarily damaged, you can pause your accounting obligations while you re-establish the forest.

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Applying to pause carbon accounting when your forest is damaged

How to apply to pause carbon accounting when your forest is temporarily damaged

Your responsibilities when carbon accounting is paused for your damaged forest

What you need to do when accounting is paused for your damaged forest

How carbon accounting resumes after it is paused for damaged forest

Find out what happens once your forest is re-established and recovers enough carbon

Clearing or deforesting land while carbon accounting is paused for temporary damage

Find out how you will be liable if you clear or deforest while carbon accounting is paused