Select Carbon provide a full suite of carbon farming advisory services, including project development, project management, auditing and ongoing consulting advice.
Select Carbon develops commercial carbon projects for clients wishing to take part in the Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI). We can help you decide which is the best path forward to make the most of opportunities in the CFI and the new emerging carbon market in Australia.
Services Include:
- Carbon Farming Initiative advice and project support
- Investment Due Diligence (Timber, Carbon and Environmental)
- Carbon Modelling
- Carbon Project Applications for CFI
- Third Party Auditing (AS 4978.1) for Carbon Sinks
- Indigenous Carbon Project Support
- Project Finance
- Plantation Silviculture
- Forest Economics and Valuations
- Optimisation Modelling
Investment Due Diligence (CFI Projects)
Select Carbon can provide you a with everything you require to make an informed decision before investing into a CFI project. We can help with feasibility studies, a detailed due diligence process as well as recommendations for investment decisions moving forward.
Methodlogy Development and Project Applications
Select Carbon can help design a project from the bottom up. We are able to help in methodology development, project design and throughout the project registration process. Select Carbon are ready to help with any aspect of your carbon project including grant applications.
Verify and Monetise Existing Plantation Carbon Sinks
If you have already planted trees in the hope of getting money for carbon or timber and are unsure what to do next, Select Carbon is able to help by assessing your carbon or timber stocks, while helping you to get your project approved under the CFI. We can help you get your project up to the standard that is required through vigorous reporting and sampling methods.
Third Party Carbon Sink Auditing
Select Carbon specialise in 3rd Party Auditing and are ready to audit your carbon sink according to the Australian Standard (AS 4978.1). We consider the correct handling of confidential information as pivotal to what we do. Commercial in confidence is ensured on any audit we undertake as we understand the sensitivities surrounding some data. Select Carbon has developed a robust process that ensures confidentiality is upheld to the highest standard.
Indigenous Carbon
Indigenous Carbon projects are becoming more prevalent throughout northern Australia and Select Carbon stands ready to provide professional advice on any aspect of a carbon project throughout the top end. We have over 30 years experience in forestry-related activities in Cape York alone and in depth knowledge of many of the issues surrounding sustainable development in the area. We are conveniently located in far northern Queensland and are ready to provide specialist advise on your carbon abatement project.
GIS Services
Data analysis and mapping services are all part of a comprehensive management plan Select Carbon is able to provide. We use a combination of Esri Desktop and cloud software as well as Google Earth Pro and Woodstock. We carefully consider your objectives before we develop a management plan to suit your needs. We have specialist skills in spatial analysis, Environmental Management Systems (EMS), complex data sets, as well as carbon and financial modelling.
Plantation Silviculture
Using the correct silviculture methods is perhaps the most important thing you can do to ensure you make a solid return on your forestry investment, be it carbon and/or timber. Engaging with a Registered Professional Forester (RPF) is recommended in any project that requires specialist knowledge about a particular species, planting conditions and objectives. We assess everything from soil, climate, species development, genetics and even climate change adaptation strategies and the possible effects of climate change on your forestry project. Nothing is left to chance with Select Carbon. We provide innovative solutions that are very carefully developed to meet your objectives.
Forest Economics and Valuations
Select Carbon is able to provide in-house financial modelling using Monte Carlo scenario planning tools. We can provide information on our forestry investment products, your expected returns and predicted market trends for your products. We can assess and evaluate any plantation and provide you with a number of options on how to best move forward and capitalise on your forestry investment.
Optimisation Modelling (Woodflow, Forestry Estate Modelling, Harvest Planning and Transport Planning)
Being able to manage your operations efficiently to ensure deadlines and volume estimates are met is pivotal to your ongoing success as a business. Deficiencies in logging operations, wood volumes, transport and harvesting are overlooked in many forestry operations. Select Carbon uses Woodstock software to identify deficiencies in your operations as well suggesting where efficiency gains can easily be adopted into your operations. Optimising your operation can have long-term benefits for your company.
Please feel free to contact SelectCarbon on (07) 4041 6639 or via email for a confidential discussion about carbon mitigation and forestry investment activities.
