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Frequently Asked Questions

  1. What are TREECREDs?

    TREECREDS are carbon credits, measured in tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions avoided, for trees saved in specified natural forests. Forest, and tonnes of carbon equivalent to the TREECREDS purchased, would otherwise be cleared, resulting in loss of biodiversity, habitat, livelihood for local communities, and contributing to global warming through deforestation and releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Purchasing TREECREDS will result in the preservation of  the target forests from which TREECREDS carbon offsets are purchased.

  1. How do TREECREDs work?

    When you purchase TREECREDS, you are purchasing carbon credits in the target forest. Each hectare of forest has been surveyed to estimate the number of trees and amount of carbon stored in those trees. The more treecreds sold, the more forest we save.  After carbon measurement, verification and management costs are met, TREECREDS revenue goes to local landholders and communities.

  2. Where are the trees that my TREECREDs offsets are preserving?

    At present TREECREDS offsets purchased are from forest carbon credits derived from a 12,000 hectare remnant forest protection project in Queensland (http://www.mindingthecarbonstore.com/). Other carbon offsets from projects in Indonesia, Cambodia and elsewhere are also available

  1. How do I know TREECREDs works?

    TREECREDS carbon offsets are stringently audited and monitored through a number of independent organizations. Australian carbon forest projects are approved under the Australian Government's Greenhouse Friendly scheme (http://www.climatechange.gov.au/default.aspx), soon to be replaced by the National Carbon Offset Standard (http://www.climatechange.gov.au/government/initiatives/carbon-offset/for-business.aspx)

  1. How long is the tree preserved?

    A minimum of 120 years for trees in the Qld project; the timeframe for preservation of trees in other project varies according to contracts with local landholders.

  1. What makes TREECREDs different from other offset schemes?

    TREECREDS have a deeper value than simply buying a carbon offset, as you will be preserving habitat for animals, supporting biodiversity and conservation, the filtering and rain enhancing function of rainforest, and the diverse range of biological activity in these complex ecosystems.

    Buying TREECREDs will support community development and provide an alternative income stream for local communities to that derived from industrial logging and clearing for plantation development.

    It is also important to realise that REDDs or Avoided deforestation schemes, unlike treeplanting projects, have an immediate effect in that preventing loss of forest saves large amounts of carbon entering the atmosphere in the immediate future.

  1. Why should I buy TREECREDs and what do I get from it?

    A core objective of this initiative is to create a direct relationship between offsetters and the people, animals and plants of the forest and to provide tangible fully accountable benefits at both ends of the relationship.

    Global warming has been caused largely by the industrialised world; the concept of avoided deforestation is a new co-operative relationship with benefits for both the developed and developing world, between the urban and rural communities, and a desperately needed re-valuation of our most precious and finite resource, the earth and its life support systems.

  1. How do I work out how many TREECREDs to purchase to offset my emissions?

    This depends on the extent to which you want to offset the carbon emissions from your direct and indirect emissions. There are numerous carbon calculators available and TREECREDs also specialise in assisting businesses to measure and assess their carbon footprints. For further information please contact us here.

    For personal emissions, the average Australian emits approximately 20 tonnes of CO2 or greenhouse gas equivalent each year. To calculate your personal emissions you can calculate your emissions here: (currently developing calculator)

  1. What will my purchase of TREECREDs merchandise offset?

    One TREECREDS tee-shirt contains one tonne of carbon emissions and would offset more than 2 weeks of emissions at the national average. A TREECREDS badge will offset 0.2 tonnes.

     

Contact us to work out how much greenhouse gas your lifestyle, or your business, will generate, and YOU decide how much to offset.

 

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