C-C0036286 Maximising Forest Carbon Programme: Evaluating the potential for a default carbon yield table for redwoods and an updated default exotic softwoods table for use in the ETS

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RFx ID :	28598408
Tender Name :	C-C0036286 Maximising Forest Carbon Programme: Evaluating the potential for a default carbon yield table for redwoods and an updated default exotic softwoods table for use in the ETS
Reference # :	C-C0036286
Open Date :	Monday, 11 December 2023 9:00 AM (Pacific/Auckland UTC+13:00)
Close Date  :	Tuesday, 23 January 2024 11:00 AM (Pacific/Auckland UTC+13:00)
Department/Business Unit :	Te Uru Rakau - Forestry NZ
Tender Type :	Request for Proposals (RFP)
Tender Coverage :	Sole Agency  [?]
Categories :	70150000 - Forestry
Regions:	New Zealand
Exemption Reason :	None
Required Pre-qualifications :	None
Contact :	Anna Lee 04 894 2605
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A key research aim of the Maximising Forest Carbon Programme is to improve our understanding and measurement of native and exotic forest carbon stocks for implementation via the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS).
In the ETS, forestry participants must regularly calculate their forest’s carbon storage using a specific methodology set out in regulations. For participants with less than 100 hectares registered, a set of default carbon yield tables is used to calculate their forests’ carbon storage. These default carbon tables set out carbon yields at different forest ages for five different forest types: indigenous, radiata pine, Douglas-fir, exotic hardwoods, and exotic softwoods. For forests registered as >100 hectares, participant-specific yield tables (PSTs) are generated from data gathered using the Field Measurement Approach (FMA), which determines the carbon stock in that specific forest.
The existing default yield table for exotic softwoods is the only one not directly based on a reference species or sequestration data and has some of the largest discrepancies compared with PSTs generated for this forest type. The species included in the exotic softwoods forest type also have considerable differences in sequestration potential. In particular, evidence suggests that significantly more carbon is being stored in Coastal Redwood forests (hereafter redwoods) than they are being credited for under the default exotic softwoods table. In addition, as redwoods can coppice and are expected to be harvested on a low-intensity regime, there is an opportunity to research what impact this has on carbon sequestration. Such research could also potentially inform wider improvements to other forest types that include similar features.

This tender has been awarded.

• NEW ZEALAND FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE LIMITED - Unit 1, 49 Sala Street, Whakarewarewa, Rotorua, 3010, NEW ZEALAND

Award Date: Thursday, 21 March 2024 (Pacific/Auckland UTC+13:00)
Date RFx was completed/updated: Tuesday, 26 March 2024 11:42 AM (Pacific/Auckland UTC+13:00)