What rePLANET does

rePLANET is a UK-registered nature restoration company founded in 2020 as a joint venture between Operation Wallacea (30+ years of biodiversity research, 700+ peer-reviewed publications), the Hoffmann Family, and Global Footprint Network. The company develops and delivers large-scale ecosystem restoration projects across Latin America, Southeast Asia, and East Africa, with a current portfolio of 15 projects in 7 countries covering 450,000 hectares and 41 million credits under development. Its operational flagship, GANBOS Guanacaste in Costa Rica, works with 27 farms to convert 30,000 hectares of degraded cattle pasture into native forest and regenerative grazing mosaic under Verra VM0047 certification. Additional projects include GANBOS Huetar Norte and GANRESA in Mexico (Selva Lacandona corridor) and the SULTRA blue carbon mangrove project in Sulawesi, Indonesia.

The company's core technology is the Wallacea Trust Biodiversity Methodology, a multi-taxonomic biodiversity quantification framework that measures biodiversity gain as a 1% uplift per hectare in the median value of a basket of taxa. The methodology is open-source and was ranked first among 91 in an EU LIFE-funded benchmarking study for biodiversity credit measurement. Independent verification is provided through the Biodiversity Futures Initiative (BFI), which conducts academic peer review without the conflict of interest inherent in traditional certification bodies paid per credit issued. Carbon credits are issued under Verra VCS methodologies (VM0047, VM0033, VM0042) with corresponding adjustments to eliminate double-counting.

rePLANET sells high-integrity carbon and biodiversity credits to institutional investors and corporate sustainability buyers through a structured, consultative enterprise sales motion. Carbon credits are priced at $15–90 depending on integrity tier, with high-quality triple-action credits (delivering nature-positive, people-positive, and food-positive outcomes) commanding significant premiums. Each project is designed with 60% of credit sale value reinvested in local stakeholders, independently verified by Fair Credits. The company also offers nature-based consultancy services for biodiversity quantification, ESG reporting support, and nature-positive insetting, alongside EIS-eligible equity investment rounds for UK sophisticated investors. Target buyers include aviation, technology, and energy sector corporates with net-zero and TNFD reporting obligations.

Name

rePLANET

Legal name

rePLANET Ltd

Website

https://replanet.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

rePLANET develops large-scale nature restoration projects across 7 countries, generating high-integrity carbon and biodiversity credits verified by Verra and the Biodiversity Futures Initiative. It serves institutional investors and corporate sustainability buyers in aviation, technology, and energy sectors through its open-source Wallacea Trust Methodology.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Voluntary Carbon Markets / Nature-Based Solutions

NAICS

Support Activities for Forestry (11531), Support Activities for Forestry (1153)

SIC

Forestry (800)

akta.pro primary industry

Avoided Conversion & Ecosystem Protection (REDD+, Blue Carbon Conservation) (EUABABAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Wetlands, Peatlands & Mangrove Restoration (Blue Carbon Restoration) (EUABABAG), Grassland/Rangeland Management & Restoration (EUABABAF), Conservation, Restoration & Biodiversity Services (Habitat, Wetlands, Riparian) (IMAMAJAH), Carbon Accounting, Verification & Registry Services (MRV, Audits, Certification) (IMAMAJAE), Forestry & Reforestation (BPAGAGAD)

Keywords

• Carbon credit development
• Biodiversity credit issuance
• Nature-based solutions
• Ecosystem restoration projects
• Voluntary carbon markets

Headquarters

HQ city

Spilsby

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Carbon Credit Sales: Primary revenue stream from the sale of high-integrity carbon credits generated by nature restoration projects (ARR, REDD+, blue carbon). Projects span reforestation in Costa Rica and Mexico, and mangrove restoration in Indonesia. Standard credits reportedly priced at $15–20 per credit; high-quality triple-action credits command significantly higher prices (up to $90 per credit) due to verified biodiversity gains and community benefit sharing.
2. Biodiversity Credit Sales: Sale of biodiversity credits representing verified, measurable gains in biodiversity, independently verified by the Biodiversity Futures Initiative (BFI). rePLANET aims to have 2 million high-quality biodiversity credits on the market by 2028, enabling price discovery. Credits are issued as separate instruments from carbon credits.
3. Project Development Services: Direct or supported development of nature restoration projects for landowners, NGOs, governments, and private developers. Provides technical expertise in applying the Wallacea Trust Methodology and Verra standards.
4. Nature-Based Consultancy Services: Advisory services to companies and landowners for quantifying biodiversity gains using Wallacea Trust Methodology, enabling BFI verification for ESG reporting, nature claims, and biodiversity insetting. Services support corporates investing in their own lands or purchasing nature credits.
5. EIS-Eligible Equity Investment Rounds: Select investment rounds structured to qualify under the UK Enterprise Investment Scheme, providing sophisticated UK investors access to tax-efficient equity participation in rePLANET's nature restoration project portfolio.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

rePLANET develops and delivers large-scale nature restoration projects (reforestation, blue carbon mangrove restoration, regenerative grazing) that generate high-integrity, independently verified carbon and biodiversity credits for sale to institutional investors and corporate sustainability buyers. The company also provides nature-based consultancy services applying the open-source Wallacea Trust multi-taxa methodology to quantify biodiversity gain, and structures EIS-eligible equity investment rounds in its project portfolio.

Product overview

rePLANET is a nature restoration company offering high-integrity carbon and biodiversity credits generated through large-scale ecosystem restoration projects. The portfolio spans reforestation (GANBOS Guanacaste operational in Costa Rica; GANBOS Huetar Norte and GANRESA Mexico in development), mangrove restoration (SULTRA Indonesia in development), and regenerative agriculture. Credits are verified under Verra VCS standards and biodiversity gains quantified via the open-source Wallacea Trust Methodology, with independent peer review through Biodiversity Futures Initiative. The company also offers Nature-Based Consultancy Services for organisations seeking biodiversity quantification and insetting support. Projects deliver triple-action outcomes: nature-positive, people-positive (60% of credit revenue to local stakeholders), and food-positive. Target is 2 million biodiversity credits on market by 2028.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Carbon Credits High-integrity carbon removal credits generated through reforestation, mangrove restoration, and regenerative agriculture projects, verified under Verra VCS standards with Corresponding Adjustments to eliminate double-counting. Sold to corporate sustainability buyers over 40-year project horizons.
• Biodiversity Credits Quantified biodiversity gain credits measured using the Wallacea Trust multi-taxa methodology and independently peer-reviewed by the Biodiversity Futures Initiative (BFI). Target of 2 million high-quality biodiversity credits on the market by 2028.
• GANBOS Guanacaste Project Operational flagship reforestation and regenerative grazing project in Guanacaste, Costa Rica, working with 27 farms to convert degraded cattle pastures into native forest mosaic and regenerative grazing across 30,000 hectares and 4.5 million credits over 40 years under Verra VM0047.
• GANBOS Huetar Norte Project Second-generation reforestation and regenerative grazing project in Huetar Norte and north Huetar Caribe, Costa Rica, covering 30,000 hectares (6,000 reforestation, 24,000 rotational grazing) and 4.5 million credits, combining Verra VM0047 and VM0042 methodologies.
• GANRESA Project Reforestation project restoring biological connectivity in the Selva Lacandona / Palenque corridor in Chiapas and Tabasco, Mexico, across 8,000 hectares and 3.8 million credits over 40 years under Verra VM0047, with a +300% biodiversity gain target.
• SULTRA Project Blue carbon mangrove restoration and integrated aquaculture project in Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia, across 4,500 hectares in Bombana, Konawe Selatan, and Muna regencies, generating 2.9 million credits over 40 years and projected to deliver an 18.9% IRR with $210M in total community funding.
• Nature-Based Consultancy Services Advisory services applying the Wallacea Trust methodology to help organisations quantify biodiversity gains, run species surveys and baselines, and produce BFI-verified biodiversity claims for ESG reporting, nature claims, and biodiversity insetting on owned or supply-chain land.
• EIS-Eligible Project Investment Rounds Select investment rounds structured under the UK Enterprise Investment Scheme, providing sophisticated UK investors with tax-efficient equity participation in rePLANET's nature restoration project portfolio (project equity, pre-purchase offtake, or portfolio-level structures).

Quantifiable outcome

• 50–400% biodiversity gain over baseline, independently peer-reviewed by BFI
• +9 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

19 partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Operation WallaceacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020rePLANET is a joint venture with Operation Wallacea, which brings 30+ years of global biodiversity research experience, 700+ peer-reviewed publications, and 72 newly discovered species. Operation Wallacea provides the scientific foundation and field execution capability for rePLANET's project portfolio.
• Global Footprint NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020An internationally recognised Natural Capital think tank with links to 70+ national governments and 80+ partner organisations. More than 15 national governments have applied the ecological footprint metric to their policies. Provides policy and institutional network connections.
• Wallacea TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Wallacea Trust is the developer and maintainer of the open-source Wallacea Trust Biodiversity Methodology, which rePLANET uses exclusively. The Trust also developed the Biodiversity Credit Methodology, a globally applicable framework for quantifying biodiversity gain as a standardised unit. The EU LIFE programme has recognised this as the leading methodology for government-backed biodiversity credit pilots.
• Biodiversity Futures Initiative (BFI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBFI provides independent academic peer review of all biodiversity claims from rePLANET projects. Comprising professional biodiversity researchers without conflicts of interest (not paid per credit issued), BFI examines raw data and validates whether claimed biodiversity results match collected data. Founded 2023, funded by NERC. Prof Richard Field chairs the independent validation and verification body.
• Renew EarthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRenew Earth provides the credit issuance stage based on BFI-verified claims with buffer deductions, before listing credits and allowing retirement through an independent registry. The Renew registry only accepts biodiversity gain units gathered using a multiple-taxa approach and independently verified by biodiversity experts.
• VerracoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVerra is the globally recognised carbon standard body whose Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) governs rePLANET's carbon credit issuance. Projects operate under VM0047 (ARR), VM0033 (mangroves), and VM0042 (soil organic carbon) methodologies. rePLANET operates in jurisdictions with Mutual Recognition Agreements with Verra (e.g., Indonesia, October 2025).
• EarthoodmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEarthood is an accredited third-party auditor engaged by rePLANET for independent VCS verification visits. Conducted on-ground verification of the Costa Rica carbon project in October 2025, reviewing project data, methodologies, and field practices against Verra Standard principles (additionality, permanence, measurability).
• Fair CreditsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFair Credits provides independent peer review of social benefits, verifying that 60% of credit sale value reaches local stakeholders and communities. Ensures community benefit sharing meets stated commitments and is independently validated.
• Liga Comunal del Agua de Guanacaste (LCA)majorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLocal forestry partner for GANBOS Guanacaste, providing on-the-ground forestry expertise and community integration in the Guanacaste region of Costa Rica.
• Universidad para la Cooperación Internacional (UCI)majorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAcademic and operational partner for Costa Rica projects, providing research support, monitoring, and operational expertise in conservation and sustainable land management.
• CODEFORSmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLocal forestry partner for GANBOS Huetar Norte, providing in-country forestry expertise and implementation capability for the 30,000-hectare reforestation and regenerative grazing project in Costa Rica.
• EBC (Local Implementation Partner)majorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLocal implementation partner for GANRESA in Mexico's Selva Lacandona corridor, providing on-the-ground execution capability and community engagement in the Chiapas/Tabasco region.
• SEMARNATmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerMexico's federal Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources. Received and endorsed the GANRESA project at national level, providing government engagement and policy alignment for the reforestation project in the Selva Lacandona.
• Chiapas State GovernmentmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerState government of Chiapas has enabled project participants to receive cattle insurance upon project enrolment and provides policy alignment support for GANRESA, demonstrating government buy-in at sub-national level.
• Yayasan Bunga BakaumajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCommunity engagement and mangrove conservation NGO for the SULTRA project in Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia. Provides local community mobilisation and mangrove expertise across the three regencies of Bombana, Konawe Selatan, and Muna.
• BlueYoumajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSustainable aquaculture value chain partner for SULTRA, providing market access and value chain expertise for eco-empang shrimp, milkfish, and mud crab cultivation alongside mangrove restoration.
• Government of IndonesiacoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerGovernment of Indonesia supports SULTRA through SRN PPI registration and Presidential Regulation 110/2025 on carbon governance. Indonesia's Mutual Recognition Agreement with Verra (October 2025) enables VCS VM0033 standard alignment for the mangrove project.
• ABT (Autoridad de Fiscalización y Control Social de Bosques y Tierra)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBolivia's Authority for Forest and Land Oversight co-organised the International Course on Carbon Credits and High Quality Biodiversity with rePLANET, representing government-level engagement and endorsement of rePLANET's scientific and market approach.
• Ministry of Development Planning and Environment (Bolivia)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBolivia's Ministry of Development Planning and Environment co-organised the International Course on Carbon Credits and High Quality Biodiversity with rePLANET, featuring opening remarks by the Deputy Minister of Environment. Demonstrates government-level validation of rePLANET's methodology and market model.

Scale indicators15 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Broad incumbents

• Sylvera: Sylvera provides independent ratings and analytics for voluntary carbon credits, comparable in providing market integrity infrastructure that rePLANET's BFI peer review aims to deliver for biodiversity credits. Adjacent rather than direct competitor but addresses the same buyer need for credit quality assurance.
• Climate Impact X: Climate Impact X is a Singapore-based carbon exchange and marketplace for high-integrity credits, including nature-based projects in Southeast Asia where rePLANET operates (SULTRA in Sulawesi). Comparable in aggregating supply and demand for premium credits across the region, though operating as an exchange rather than developer.
• BeZero Carbon: BeZero Carbon provides ratings and risk analytics for the voluntary carbon market and has rated rePLANET's GANBOS Guanacaste project at BBB-A. Comparable as an infrastructure player enabling credit quality differentiation, though positioned as a rating service rather than project developer.

Direct peers

• Pachama: Pachama combines nature-based carbon credit origination with technology-enabled MRV (remote sensing, AI) to sell high-integrity forestry credits to enterprise buyers. Comparable to rePLANET in targeting corporate buyers seeking verifiable credits, though Pachama emphasizes technology platform while rePLANET emphasizes academic peer-reviewed methodology.
• South Pole: South Pole is one of the world's largest developers of nature-based carbon credit projects across forestry, agriculture, and renewable energy, selling high-integrity credits to corporates under similar Verra/Gold Standard certifications. Directly comparable to rePLANET in project development model, buyer segments (aviation, energy, tech), and credit origination focus.
• Wildlife Works: Wildlife Works develops community-based REDD+ forest conservation projects that generate verified carbon credits with biodiversity and social co-benefits across Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Closely comparable to rePLANET in combining carbon credits, biodiversity outcomes, and community benefit-sharing under third-party verification.
• Ecosecurities: Ecosecurities is a carbon project developer and consultancy that has originated VERs and VCUs across forestry, renewables, and community projects in Latin America, Africa, and Asia for over two decades. Directly comparable to rePLANET in project development model, voluntary market focus, and geographic emphasis on tropical forest countries.
• TerraCarbon: TerraCarbon is a US-based nature-based solutions firm that develops and verifies forest carbon projects under VCS methodology for corporate and government clients. Comparable to rePLANET in forestry focus, Verra VCS methodology deployment, and service offering combining project development with MRV.
• Forest Carbon: Forest Carbon is a UK-based nature-based carbon project developer focused on woodland creation and peatland restoration for the UK voluntary carbon market. Comparable to rePLANET as a UK-registered developer of high-integrity nature credits, though operating primarily in UK/Ireland rather than tropical geographies.

Others

• Wallacea Trust: Wallacea Trust is the non-profit developer and maintainer of the Wallacea Trust Methodology that rePLANET exclusively uses, and shares scientific leadership with rePLANET through Dr Tim Coles. Not a direct competitor but a closely linked ecosystem enabler whose open-source methodology underpins rePLANET's biodiversity credit product.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles26 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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