Verity NZ

Verity NZ

Verity NZ

Reimagining agriculture and nature - based solutions.

Our mission

Our mission

Our mission

Restoring nature and acting on climate change

Our purpose is to empower communities using agriculture and nature–based solutions to drive large–scale climate action using science, technology, and innovative financing.

The Verity NZ office in Methven opened in July 2024

About Verity NZ

About Verity NZ

We take care of all project development, implementation, registration and the ongoing monitoring and requirements for your project in the Voluntary Carbon Market (VCM).

Our local staff have a broad range of experience and are experts at setting up and managing long-term carbon projects.

This allows Verity NZ to access technology, finance, carbon markets and expertise that would otherwise be difficult to get.

We are supported by Verity Nature who are a global carbon and co–benefits project developer that provide a “one–stop–shop, seed to credit model” with projects in Australia, New Zealand, Kenya and Uganda.

Verity NZ is a branch of Verity Nature led by Duncan and Fee Ensor, high country farmers from the Rakaia Gorge in Mid Canterbury, who administer the day–to–day operations.

Why should landowners work with us?

Why should landowners work with us?

Why should landowners work with us?

As part of the global Verity Nature Group, Verity NZ combines local knowledge with global expertise. Our diverse team of world–leading experts cover every aspect of your project (from seed to credit).

Traditional funding models are often unstable, with changing priorities leading to funding being withdrawn, resulting in negative financial and environmental impacts.

As a “profit for purpose” developer of carbon and co–benefit projects, Verity NZ offers a model for “commercialising conservation.”

Verity NZ manages all aspects of carbon farming, collaborating with landowners to plan, develop and maintain projects, as well as measuring, verifying and selling carbon credits.

How does it work?

The land entered into the carbon project has a covenant placed on it. Verity NZ covers all reasonable costs associated with the project and shares the proceeds from the sale of carbon and co-benefit credits.

What does it cost the landowners?

Verity NZ covers the costs of baselining, project implementation and ongoing Measuring, Reporting and Verification (MRV).

How involved is the landowner?

It is your land, you decide. We will work with you to make sure we are all on the same page.

Will there be ongoing jobs for locals?

Absolutely, there will be jobs created for the life of the project (30 years is the minimum project lifespan) depending on what agreements individual landowners have with Verity NZ.

Project Timeline

Project Timeline

Project Timeline

ACRONYMS

PDD –

Project Description Document

ILMA –

Integrated Land Management Agreement

MRV –

Measuring, Reporting and Verification

Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV)

Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV)

Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV)

Soil Sampling

Soil Sampling

We collect soil samples to monitor soil health and to quantify soil carbon stocks.

Soil Sampling

Soil Sampling

We collect soil samples to monitor soil health and to quantify soil carbon stocks.

Soil Sampling

Soil Sampling

We collect soil samples to monitor soil health and to quantify soil carbon stocks.

Remote Sensing

Remote Sensing

We use specialist equipment including drones fitted with LiDAR sensors to map your land and assess vegetation cover and species diversity.

Remote Sensing

Remote Sensing

We use specialist equipment including drones fitted with LiDAR sensors to map your land and assess vegetation cover and species diversity.

Remote Sensing

Remote Sensing

We use specialist equipment including drones fitted with LiDAR sensors to map your land and assess vegetation cover and species diversity.

Vegetation Surveys

Vegetation Surveys

Our specialist team create permanent field plots which are regularly monitored for species present as well as the variety, density and condition of the vegetation. We also measure growth to assess carbon sequestration over time.

Vegetation Surveys

Vegetation Surveys

Our specialist team create permanent field plots which are regularly monitored for species present as well as the variety, density and condition of the vegetation. We also measure growth to assess carbon sequestration over time.

Vegetation Surveys

Vegetation Surveys

Our specialist team create permanent field plots which are regularly monitored for species present as well as the variety, density and condition of the vegetation. We also measure growth to assess carbon sequestration over time.

Remote sensing data is used in the Pilot Programme to assess the rate of natural regeneration and the impacts of different grazing management patterns.

Remote sensing data is used in the Pilot Programme to assess the rate of natural regeneration and the impacts of different grazing management patterns.

Drone photo imagery shows current vegetation cover and substrate. This imagery is used to train the LiDAR sensing technology to assess vegetation cover and type.

High resolution LiDAR elevation data shows slope and water pathways which can’t be seen on standard satellite imagery.

Satellite imagery is used for planning drone flights and assessing long term change.

Drone imagery is stitched together to provide an up–to–date assessment of current land use and vegetation cover. In addition to other tools, visible changes to land cover are tracked to assess carbon sequestration and/or emissions reductions.

Projects

Projects

Brow se our projects on the ground now.

Brow se our projects on the ground now.

All Projects

Black Hill Station Project

PROJECTS

RESEARCH

Verity NZ have implemented a Climate Change Mitigation Project (CCMP) and Pilot Plot Trial Programme at Black Hill Station in the Canterbury high country.

Black Hill Station Project

PROJECTS

RESEARCH

Verity NZ have implemented a Climate Change Mitigation Project (CCMP) and Pilot Plot Trial Programme at Black Hill Station in the Canterbury high country.

Black Hill Station Project

PROJECTS

RESEARCH

Verity NZ have implemented a Climate Change Mitigation Project (CCMP) and Pilot Plot Trial Programme at Black Hill Station in the Canterbury high country.

Chatham Islands/Rēkohu Project

PROJECTS

Verity NZ are implementing a landscape-scale, natural regeneration project with multiple landowners across the Chatham Islands. This project will remove barriers to native plant growth and natural regeneration will be assisted by Verity NZ’s aerial seeding technology.

Chatham Islands/Rēkohu Project

PROJECTS

Verity NZ are implementing a landscape-scale, natural regeneration project with multiple landowners across the Chatham Islands. This project will remove barriers to native plant growth and natural regeneration will be assisted by Verity NZ’s aerial seeding technology.

Chatham Islands/Rēkohu Project

PROJECTS

Verity NZ are implementing a landscape-scale, natural regeneration project with multiple landowners across the Chatham Islands. This project will remove barriers to native plant growth and natural regeneration will be assisted by Verity NZ’s aerial seeding technology.

Our Office

Our Office

Verity NZ's office in Methven opened in July 2024. We operate all around New Zealand, including on the outer islands.


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Seed to credit — your one stop shop

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Seed to credit — your one stop shop

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Seed to credit — your one stop shop

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Email address

Australia

Level 29, Chifley Tower
 2 Chifley Plaza Sydney
 NSW, 2000

+61 2 9231 8667

Singapore

269 South Bridge Road
 Singapore
 058818

NZ

167 Main Street, P O Box 111, Methven, New Zealand 7730

+64 021 855 014

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Mailing list

Get our latest news straight to your inbox.

Email address

Australia

Level 29, Chifley Tower
 2 Chifley Plaza Sydney
 NSW, 2000

+61 2 9231 8667

Singapore

269 South Bridge Road
 Singapore
 058818

NZ

167 Main Street, P O Box 111, Methven, New Zealand 7730

+64 021 855 014

site by jory&co

Mailing list

Get our latest news straight to your inbox.

Email address

Australia

Level 29, Chifley Tower
 2 Chifley Plaza Sydney
 NSW, 2000

+61 2 9231 8667

Singapore

269 South Bridge Road
 Singapore
 058818

NZ

167 Main Street, P O Box 111, Methven, New Zealand 7730

+64 021 855 014

site by jory&co