For impact investors
Measured Methane Uptake Can Add Forest Revenue
SelvaFlux measures methane uptake through tree bark and is developing a crediting method for forest projects. Our 2024 Nature study measured this uptake across upland forests worldwide. Detailed investor materials are available on request.
The constraint
High-Integrity Forest Carbon Is Constrained by Finance
Buyers are committing capital faster than high-integrity forest-carbon projects can be built. These projects are expensive to implement and measure, and carbon revenue often does not cover their full cost. SelvaFlux is developing a credit for the methane a forest absorbs through its bark.
What better economics does for forestsWhy it matters
A Methane Sink Outside Current Credit Methods
Near-Term Cooling
Methane remains in the atmosphere for about a decade and causes more warming per tonne than carbon dioxide during that time. Removing it reduces near-term warming.
Measured and Published
The sink was measured across upland forests worldwide and published in Nature in 2024, with our founder a co-author. SelvaFlux quantifies it from field measurement and remote sensing.
Additional Project Revenue
Methane credits would add revenue to forest projects and lower their break-even credit price. This can help projects near the financing threshold proceed.
Investor materials
Investor Materials
SelvaFlux is developing registry methods for bark methane uptake. Our detailed investor materials cover the project economics, methodology status, and work plan.
The homepage explains the business case for forest-project developers.