For erosion control/spaced plantings to be eligible to enter the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), they must meet the ‘forest land’ definition’ as well as be ‘Post 1989’ land.
Woodnet Forestry, Marginal Land & Carbon Consultancy Services: http://www.poplarandwillow.org.nz/library/guide-to-erosion-control-spaced-plantings-being-eligible-to-enter-the-emissions-trading-scheme-ets