Bio-Credits for the Forestry of the Future – Innovative Solutions Bridging Nature Values and Business Benefits
| Reference number | |
| Coordinator | Stift Skogsbrukets Forskningsinstitut Skogfor - Skogforsk - Stiftelsen skogsbrukets forskningsinstitut |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 2 940 092 |
| Project duration | November 2025 - May 2028 |
| Status | Ongoing |
| Venture | Call for proposals within Hållbara Värdekedjor |
| Call | Business models for sustainable forest-based industries |
Purpose and goal
The project aims to develop market-driven solutions for biocredits that integrate biodiversity into the forest industry. The goal is to lay grounds to a credible and scalable market where landowners can sell verifiable biodiversity outcomes and companies receive quality-assured investments. The project maps the current situation, barriers and opportunities and identifies actors, regulations and mechanisms required for a functioning market.
Expected effects and result
The project develops and tests a credible, scalable biocredit business model that strengthens biodiversity and enables sustainable market development. By analysing policy, markets and future scenarios, it increases knowledge, acceptance and incentives for conservation. The model reinforces forestry’s climate role, boosts incentives for conservation funding, supports Sweden’s work on EU biodiversity goals, and contributes to a resilient, competitive forest sector.
Planned approach and implementation
The project consists of four work packages: 1) current state analysis and stakeholder mapping, 2) development of a testable biocredit business model, 3) system-level implementation including market and policy analysis, and 4) sustainability analysis with simulations of economic, ecological, and climate impacts. Together, the WPs ensure a credible, scalable, and sustainable biocredit market in Sweden.