Our Projects
Carbon Forestry in New Zealand
Carbon Market Solutions Ltd invested in the Craigmore Sustainable Forestry Fund back at the end of 2011. We exited the investment in 2019. The investment in forestry in New Zealand benefits from an additional return from carbon credits / New Zealand Units (NZUs). Building on our experience with investing in carbon forestry in New Zealand we are now exploring various investments in carbon forestry in New Zealand in the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme (NZ ETS).
For further information about investing in carbon forestry in New Zealand please contact John O’Brien – john@carbonmarketsolutions.com
Biochar from coconuts in the Philippines
The Philippines harvests around 14.7 billion coconuts every year, which is the second highest number of coconuts harvested from any country in the world after Indonesia. Since early 2026, CMS has been designing and developing a biochar project in the Philippines using the waste from coconuts. Coconuts are excellent for biochar because their hard shells and husks provide a dense, highly carbon-rich material that creates a durable ultra-porous structure ideal for locking away carbon and enriching soil. The biochar can be sold for soil enhancement, for animal feedstock, and because it is a permanent storer of carbon biochar also creates permament removal carbon credits, which attract premium prices.
For further information about investing in biochar in the Philippines, please contact John O’Brien – john@carbonmarketsolutions.com
Mangroves in Fiji
A mangrove sequestration project is also called a blue carbon project. Mangroves sequester approximately 3-4 times as much carbon as regular trees. There are around 65,000 hectares of mangroves in Fiji, many of which have been degraded due to anthropenic activity and from tropical cyclones. Both conservation and mangrove restoration activities have great potential at scale to sequester significant amounts of CO2, creating jobs for local communities, helping restore vital ecosystems and help significantly with climate change mitigation and sequestration.
For further information about investing in mangrove conservation and restoration in Fiji, please contact John O’Brien – john@carbonmarketsolutions.com