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Regenerative Economics, Conservation, Forestry, Carbon Markets, Indigenous Ecology David Hovell Regenerative Economics, Conservation, Forestry, Carbon Markets, Indigenous Ecology David Hovell

BUSINESS CONCEPT #314 - NATIVE SEED BANK & COMMERCIAL NURSERY

An enterprise dedicated to eco-sourcing native trees for riparian planting and carbon sequestration, funded through plant sales and biodiversity credits.

This business establishes a regional "Genetic Vault" and nursery that eco-sources and grows native species specifically adapted to Northland’s unique environments. We serve government agencies, farmers, and iwi trusts by providing the high-fidelity biological hardware needed for large-scale ecological restoration and carbon sequestration.

The Problem: Current restoration projects often use "generic" native plants grown from seeds sourced elsewhere, leading to poor survival rates and the dilution of local genetic resilience—a botanical form of "Semantic Entropy."

The Solution: We provide "Whakapapa-Certified" plants. By collecting seeds from local remnants and growing them in-region, we ensure that every tree planted has the "Good Explanation" coded into its DNA to thrive in our specific soil and climate conditions.

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