Thryve.Earth, a Singapore-based landscape restoration company, has secured its first corporate offtake commitments from the Symbiosis Coalition. Members Google and McKinsey are contracting over 335,000 tonnes of carbon removal, and Tencent is committing an additional 300,000 tonnes to restore 6,000 hectares of degraded land in Sulawesi, Indonesia.
The landscape restoration project employs an agroforestry model that plants a layered system of fruit and timber trees, which not only sequester carbon but also provide diversified income streams for local smallholder farmers over multiple time horizons. The initiative builds upon decades of field-tested work by the Masarang Foundation and addresses severe environmental degradation caused by shifting agriculture, soil erosion, and invasive species that have turned the region into fire-prone grasslands with depleted soils. The upfront costs of clearing invasive grasses and establishing new tree seedlings are substantial, making these long-term purchase commitments critical to unlocking the necessary financing to implement restoration at scale.
Landscape Restoration Projects
Thryve.Earth Secures First Corporate Offtake Commitments
Trend Themes
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Corporate Carbon Offtakes — Long-term removal contracts are transforming restoration finance by giving project developers predictable revenue that can unlock large-scale ecosystem recovery before carbon credits are fully delivered.
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Agroforestry Carbon Models — Layered fruit and timber systems are linking carbon sequestration with farmer income diversification, creating new value propositions beyond conventional offset projects.
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Restoration-linked Livelihoods — Community-centered land rehabilitation is emerging as a model where environmental repair, fire-risk reduction, and smallholder economic resilience become interconnected market outcomes.
Industry Implications
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Carbon Markets — Forward purchase agreements are reshaping carbon procurement by enabling buyers to fund complex nature-based removal projects with higher permanence and social impact potential.
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Sustainable Agriculture — Agroforestry-based restoration introduces hybrid production systems that combine food, timber, and carbon value streams for degraded rural landscapes.
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Climate Finance — Blended and offtake-backed financing structures are expanding the bankability of high-upfront-cost restoration projects that traditional capital markets often overlook.