Australian carbon projects, owned and led by First Nations people.
First Nations Carbon is building a portfolio of rural properties carrying registered carbon projects under Australia’s ACCU Scheme — to regenerate native vegetation, generate high-integrity Australian Carbon Credit Units, and return the benefit to Country and community.
An Indigenous-owned carbon business, built to hold the land for the long term.
First Nations Carbon is an Australian company owned and led by Indigenous Australians. We were founded to give corporate Australia a credible, Indigenous-led source of carbon credits — and we are now acquiring properties whose carbon projects we will own and operate ourselves.
Most carbon credits in Australia reach the market through layers of intermediaries. We take a different path: we acquire the property, step in as the registered project proponent, manage the land with specialist carbon project managers so native vegetation returns, and deliver the resulting Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) to the corporates, traders and financiers who need them.
First Nations Carbon is majority Indigenous owned, and decision-making sits with an Indigenous-controlled board and Indigenous leadership. We are registered with Supply Nation and disclose our ownership to it and to our partners. That matters to buyers with Reconciliation Action Plans and Indigenous procurement commitments — and it is who we are.
Ownership that is real
The property, the carbon rights and the project will be held by a majority Indigenous owned company with an Indigenous-controlled board, and our ownership is disclosed to Supply Nation and our partners.
Integrity first
Every credit we deliver is issued by the Clean Energy Regulator on audited abatement under an approved method. Nothing is delivered until the land has produced it and the Regulator has issued it.
Benefit that flows back
Local Indigenous people and contractors will be our first call for on-ground work, and community engagement begins before we complete a purchase — not after.
To restore Country, generate credits that companies can stand behind, and keep the ownership — and the benefit — with First Nations people.
We are a young company with a long horizon. Carbon projects carry hundred-year obligations, and we intend to be here for every year of them.
From the paddock to the registry to your balance sheet.
Two connected services, both anchored in projects we acquire, own and operate.
Own and operate carbon projects
We acquire rural properties that carry registered projects under the ACCU Scheme’s regeneration methods, and we run them with specialist carbon project managers: land management, regulatory compliance, reporting and audit.
- Human-induced regeneration of native forest on grazing land
- Registered project proponent with the Clean Energy Regulator
- Management for regrowth: grazing, pest and weed control, monitoring
- Long-dated permanence obligations held by a long-term owner
Supply Australian Carbon Credit Units
Credits from our own projects, delivered to corporates, traders, financiers and offset buyers who want Indigenous-led supply with a clear line of sight to the land that produced it.
- Forward offtake and prepayment arrangements
- Spot and structured supply of ACCUs
- Transfer through the Clean Energy Regulator’s Unit and Certificate Registry
- Delivery only once credits are issued by the Regulator
The life of a credit, from selection to delivery.
Each project follows the same disciplined path. The order matters: nothing is delivered until the land has produced it and the Regulator has issued it.
Identify
We screen properties with registered projects on remaining crediting period, regeneration performance, issuance history and value against cost.
Acquire
Land, carbon rights and project proponent status transfer together, with Clean Energy Regulator approval and full due diligence on every existing obligation.
Regenerate
With specialist project managers, we manage grazing, pests and weeds so native vegetation regrows — engaging Traditional Owners and local Indigenous contractors for the on-ground work.
Credit
Abatement is measured, independently audited and reported. The Clean Energy Regulator issues ACCUs into the project’s registry account.
Deliver
Credits go to our offtake partners under agreed terms, and the benefit flows back into the land and the communities around it.
Australia’s legislated carbon crediting framework, administered by the Clean Energy Regulator under approved methods.
Project reports are audited by registered greenhouse and energy auditors before credits are issued.
The projects we acquire carry obligations of up to a hundred years to maintain the carbon stored — obligations we plan to own, not pass on.
Indigenous ownership is the starting point, not the marketing.
Our Indigenous Procurement and Community Engagement Policy, now being finalised, sets out how we will work with the people of each place we operate. These are the commitments behind it.
Engagement starts early
We will meet with Traditional Owners, Local Aboriginal Land Councils and community organisations around a property before completion, and keep that conversation going for the life of the project.
Indigenous suppliers first
Pest and weed control, fencing, monitoring and regional services are offered first to local Indigenous people and businesses, then to regional and national Indigenous suppliers, with targets we will report against.
Direct employment on Country
As the portfolio builds, so does direct Indigenous employment — in land management, project operations and the business itself.
Genuine, verifiable ownership
We are majority Indigenous owned with an Indigenous-controlled board, and registered with Supply Nation. We disclose our ownership and welcome the scrutiny that comes with it.
Indigenous leadership, backed by experienced hands.
A small team with deep experience in land, finance and transactions, led by an Indigenous chief executive and an Indigenous-controlled board.
Tyrina Kurzydlo
Chief Executive OfficerTyrina leads First Nations Carbon as its Chief Executive Officer. She sets the company’s direction and is responsible for its governance and its key relationships: with Traditional Owners and communities around each property, with Supply Nation, and with the buyers and financiers we work with.
An Indigenous Australian based in Sydney, Tyrina is the first point of contact for partnership, supply and community enquiries.
Phillip Kwok
Finance ManagerPhillip is an accountant with more than 20 years’ experience, including in the mining and resources sector. He leads financial modelling, funding and reporting for our projects, and works with our lenders, prepayment partners and tax advisers.
Michael Brim
Corporate and Transactions ManagerMichael brings more than 20 years’ experience in business operations and corporate management, including in mining and in manufacturing businesses he helped build. He manages transaction documentation, corporate administration and regulatory lodgements for our acquisitions. He holds a BA (Hons) in Business and Marketing from the University of Westminster, London.
Our projects are run with specialist carbon project managers, and supported by independent valuers, auditors and legal and tax advisers.
Built for the people who need carbon to be credible.
Buyers with commitments to keep
Net-zero targets, Reconciliation Action Plans and Indigenous procurement policies all point the same way: credits from Indigenous-led projects that you can trace to the ground.
Lenders and prepayment partners
Regulated projects, audited issuance, forward-sale and prepayment structures, an owner-operator model and a governance framework designed to withstand a credit committee.
Vendors of project properties
A purchaser who understands carbon projects, their obligations and the Regulator’s transfer process — and who intends to keep the land in production and in regeneration.
Traditional Owners and local people
Partners in the care of Country: a first call for on-ground work, a seat at the table before we buy, and a voice in how the land is cared for.
Talk to us about supply, partnership or a property.
Whether you are buying credits, financing projects, selling a property with a registered project, or representing a community near a property we own or are acquiring — we would like to hear from you.
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