Planting trees on scale is
the number one way
to reverse climate change.
GreenTrees, recognized as the largest carbon removal project by MSCI, partners with landowners to transform deforested and marginal lands into thriving forests that sequester carbon. With over 60 million trees planted, the GreenTrees Platform removes millions of metric tons of carbon, restores ecosystems, supports biodiversity, and creates economic opportunities.
The Power of Reforestation
The evidence is clear: planting trees is one of the most effective ways to combat climate change. With over two decades of success in reforestation, we have demonstrated that strategic tree planting not only mitigates warming but also fosters healthier ecosystems and communities. The saying goes, “The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago, the second best time is now.” At ACRE Investment Management, we’re leveraging our past achievements to scale our impact both in the United States and globally.
Rigorous Verification and Global Acceptance
GreenTrees ensures the highest quality in carbon credits through a rigorous verification process by the American Carbon Registry. These credits are recognized by global environmental markets as the gold standard in nature-based carbon removals. GreenTrees, wholly owned by ACRE Investment Management, LLC, has engaged over 650 properties, ranging from 10 to 3,500+ acres, and comprising of more than 140,000 acres of reforestation. This initiative has already removed over 7.8 million metric tons of carbon from the atmosphere, with a projected removal of 30 million metric tons over the next 40 years.
“The creation of a thousand forests are inside the seed of one acorn.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
A Scalable, Low-Risk Strategy for Landowners to Boost Income While Enhancing Ecosystems and Creating Jobs
Planting trees at scale offers a scalable, low-risk solution to combating climate change, as highlighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Reforestation provides maximum climate mitigation benefits, outperforming other options like natural forest management, improved plantations, avoided wood fuel, and fire management. It also:
- Slows climate change and improves air quality
- Enhances water quality and stabilizes soil erosion
- Generates new wildlife habitats and creates jobs
A New Approach to Optimize Carbon Incomes
Typically, forest carbon deals try to maximize carbon. GreenTrees takes a different approach by optimizing carbon revenues with timber income while still delivering conservation benefits. Utilizing our proprietary cottonwood and hardwood interplanting method, GreenTrees forests grow faster and generate carbon, biomass, and conservation benefits, creating multiple income events for the committed landowner. Our optimization approach enables you to receive carbon income in earlier years and compensation for timber thinning over time
Turning Trees Into Income
Unlock multiple revenue streams
with your land and GreenTrees.
With a GreenTrees forest, landowners can capitalize on accelerated forest growth and diverse income opportunities. By leveraging our proprietary interplanting method, you’ll not only enhance your land’s ecological value but also benefit from structured harvest income and substantial carbon revenue. Here’s how GreenTrees maximizes your returns to reward you for being a good steward of the environment:
Accelerated Growth
Our unique interplanting method promotes faster forest development and richer habitat biodiversity.
Harvest Income
Landowners receive income from Cottonwood harvests at years 10, 17, and 25, and from Hardwood harvests at years 35, 45, and 55.
Carbon Income
Landowners receive 50% of the carbon and ecological income generated and sold by GreenTrees.
Accelerate carbon and enhance ecosystem resilience with our innovative interplanting approach.
Our proprietary interplanting approach, featuring fast-growing cottonwoods, increases carbon uptake 6 to 8 times faster than a traditional forest over 15 years, bending the S Curve of Growth. By strategically mixing various tree species, we optimize growth rates and carbon sequestration, creating a more resilient and productive ecosystem, accelerating carbon capture, and enhancing soil health, water retention, and overall forest vitality. This ensures long-term sustainability and climate mitigation benefits such as:
- A closed tree canopy within four years, giving hardwoods the cover they need to grow faster
- Winter bird community differences after seven growing seasons
- As much as twice the existing bird population
Unlock the benefits of reforesting your land with GreenTrees.
Reforesting your land with GreenTrees offers multiple advantages. As your trees mature, they become an appreciating asset, providing opportunities for timber income, higher carbon income, and increased biodiversity. Our optimization approach ensures early carbon income and timber thinning over time. The interplanting design accelerates forest growth and encourages hardwoods to grow straight, enhancing long-term timber value.