FAQ
Common questions
The questions landowners and companies ask most often. If yours is not here, write to us.
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.
Where does regulation stand?
Carbon market regulation in Türkiye is still taking shape, and the implementing rules for carbon sinks are not yet final. We follow it closely and build projects so they can adapt as the rules change.
Why at least 350 hectares?
Soil analysis, survey flights, reporting and independent verification are largely fixed costs that do not scale down with area. They only pay back above a certain area, through the volume of saleable carbon.
Will the trees be cut down?
A planned harvest at the end of the 20-year project term is part of the model. Its timing, method and how the site is renewed afterwards are set in the project design from the outset.
How can companies take part?
By co-investing in the establishment of a specific site, or by pre-purchasing credits that will be verified. Under either model the company sees the project’s measurement reports period by period.
Why is soil analysis the first step?
The carbon account rests on the soil’s baseline carbon stock and on which species can grow in it. Without that data, neither the feasibility study nor any later measurement means anything.
Where do we start?
With the parcel details and location. After an initial assessment, the process starts with soil samples taken on site.
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