Rarakau Programme

The first rainforest carbon project in New Zealand- Protecting 738 ha of Māori-owned indigenous rainforest

Adjacent to Fiordland National Park, this wet rainforest has a silver beech canopy, intermixed with miro and tōtara. By creating and selling carbon credits instead of timber, the Māori orgisation can manage their indigenous forests for conservation and cultural purposes.

Lisa Smithsonian