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Operations · Skytech Green
Sapling planting, drone seed-ball sowing and site maintenance. Every sowing point is GPS-recorded, and the site is tracked against that record for years.
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Carbon sink projects
From bare land
to certified carbon
We plant new forests on non-forest treasury, foundation and private land in Türkiye, measure and certify the carbon they bind, and bring it to the international carbon market.
- Minimum area
- 350 ha
- Project term
- 20 years
- Land
- Non-forest only
- First step
- Soil analysis
Why now
Carbon is worth what its certificate proves
Companies are being required to report and offset their emissions. Türkiye is preparing its move to emissions trading, and exporters to Europe now meet a carbon cost at the border. Demand is growing while supply is limited to carbon that has been measured and verified.
The implementing rules for carbon sinks are not final yet. That uncertainty gives time to those who prepare on the ground now: a forest takes years to produce carbon, but the count can start with the first soil analysis.
How a carbon sink works| Certified carbon | Uncertified carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| Measurement | International methodology, on the ground and from the air | Self-declared estimate |
| Verification | Independent auditor | None |
| Registry | International registry, serialised | Unregistered |
| Buyers | Companies with reporting obligations | Limited, voluntary |
| Price | Market price | A small fraction of certified |
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Model
Twenty years of one site
As the forest grows, the carbon it binds becomes credits at each verification period and is sold. At the end of the term a planned harvest adds a second revenue stream. Most of the cost falls in the establishment years.
350 ha model project · pre-feasibility
- Establishment and operating cost
- 3,7million $
- 20-year carbon revenue
- 26million $
- End-of-term harvest revenue
- 13million $
- Total gross revenue
- ≈ 39million $
Figures are estimates from a pre-feasibility study and vary with the land, species mix, regulation and carbon price. Not investment advice.
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Landowners
Idle land can become a twenty-year asset
Large areas with low agricultural yield, or none at all, can be brought back into use as carbon sinks. We run the whole process, from soil analysis to certification.
- Ownership
- Treasury, foundation and private
- Model
- Purchase or long-term lease
- Size
- At least 3.500 decares (350 ha)
- Land class
- Must not be forest; forest land is excluded
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Companies
Meet your carbon obligation at the source
Instead of buying carbon on the secondary market, companies can join a project from the start and see, period by period, how much carbon is bound, where and by which species.
- Co-invest in a project. Take part in establishing a specific site and receive a share of the carbon it produces.
- Pre-purchase carbon. Contract credits that will be verified, today.
- Traceable reporting. Records backed by aerial measurement data, ready for your sustainability report.
Why Skytech
Green on the ground, aviation in the air
Carbon is only worth what can be measured. Skytech Carbon combines the field-proven capabilities of two of the group’s divisions in a single project.
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Technical · Skytech Havacılık
RTK-assisted mapping to ±2.5 cm, multispectral imaging and recurring survey flights. Surviving sapling counts and growth are calculated from the imagery and reported.
- Decision
Initial assessment
Parcel details, ownership and land classification are reviewed. Land classified as forest is ruled out at this stage.
- Soil
Soil analysis and feasibility
The project begins with laboratory analysis of samples taken on site. Baseline carbon stock, species selection and the project’s 20-year carbon potential are calculated from this data.
- Land
Purchase or lease
If feasibility is positive, the land is brought into the project on terms that fit its ownership: purchase or long-term lease for private land, lease for treasury and foundation land.
- Planting
Establishing the forest
Skytech Green field crews carry out sapling planting and seeding. Every planting point is recorded with its coordinates.
- Measurement
Aerial monitoring
The Skytech Havacılık fleet flies the site at regular intervals; surviving sapling counts, growth and biomass gain are calculated from the imagery.
- Certificate
Verification and issuance
Measurement data is reported against the methodologies of international standards such as Verra (VCS) and Gold Standard and independently audited.
- Market
Selling the carbon
Verified carbon credits are sold on the international carbon market to companies that must offset their emissions.
- Year 20
Planned harvest
At the end of the project term a planned harvest takes place; timber is the model’s second revenue stream.
What is a carbon sink?
An area that absorbs carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and stores it. A new forest planted on non-forest land binds carbon as it grows. Once that carbon is measured and verified, it becomes a credit that can be bought and sold.
Which land qualifies?
Treasury, foundation or privately owned land that is not classified as forest. Because measurement and certification costs are spread across the area, at least 3.500 decares (350 ha) is needed; smaller projects are not viable.
Can a project be built on forest land?
No. Existing forest cannot be the subject of a carbon sink project. The model depends on establishing a new forest on non-forest land; land that is already forest does not count as binding new carbon.
Do I have to sell my land?
No. Alongside purchase, private land can be brought in on a long-term lease; treasury and foundation land join the project through leasing.
How is the carbon certified?
Projects are designed to the methodologies of international standards such as Verra (VCS) and Gold Standard. Measurement data collected on the ground and from the air is reported, verified by an independent auditor and entered in an international registry.
Why is uncertified carbon worth so little?
A buying company has to prove that the carbon it purchased was genuinely removed and has not been sold to anyone else. Without independent verification and a serialised registry entry that proof does not exist, so uncertified carbon sells for a small fraction of certified carbon.
Contact
Let’s start with the parcel details
Share your land’s location and title details; we will make an initial assessment and plan the next step with you.