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Consulting

Agroforestry

Design and analysis for tree-based systems in diverse contexts, where success is measured over years, not planting day. We balance research synthesis and spatial analysis with establishment design, survivorship assumptions, and monitoring that keeps the plan grounded in reality. SORUS is led by an agroforestry scientist with hands-on experience designing and installing agroforests across North America and the Amazon.

Specialized scope

Agroforestry carbon offset projects

If your agroforestry project is tied to carbon credits, we connect design and implementation decisions to carbon-quality requirements early: baseline logic, additionality framing, MRV expectations, and delivery-risk assumptions.

What we optimize for

Many programs reward trees planted and short timelines. We optimize for trees grown and systems maintained.

  • Species-site match grounded in climate exposure, soils, competition, and operations
  • Establishment pathways that reduce avoidable mortality
  • Phasing and maintenance plans that match budget and capacity
  • Monitoring metrics that connect directly to decisions

Common questions

  • Where are trees likely to thrive given soils, exposure, and management reality?
  • What assumptions drive survivorship, and what maintenance do they imply?
  • How do we stage implementation under constraints and budgets?
  • What monitoring is minimal but defensible, and what triggers a change?

What you get

  • Suitability and constraint maps tied to feasibility and maintenance reality
  • Design options and a phased establishment strategy
  • O&M notes that match survivorship targets and key threats
  • Monitoring plan with indicators, targets, and decision triggers
  • Decision memo that documents assumptions and trade-offs
How we talk about uncertainty

We don’t hand-wave uncertainty. We name what it affects (for example, survivorship under browsing pressure or competition), then translate it into bounded scenarios, monitoring thresholds, and adaptive actions so the system stays implementable.

Engagement options