Combining traditional Indigenous knowledge with modern technologies, controlled savanna burning in the early dry season (March to July) is one of the
Emissions Reduction Fund carbon abatement methods. The Nyaliga Aboriginal Corporation manages a savanna fire carbon project across 6,400 square kilometres of traditional Country in the eastern Kimberley. Board member and elder Kathleen O’Reeri tells their story.
Soil carbon
Farming soil carbon: a second crop
More and more farmers are turning to new technologies to better manage their land. Nathan Simpson of Binginbar farms in New South Wales saw his farm deteriorating through years of overgrazing, and turned to increasing soil carbon levels as the solution. His project is the 1,000th participating in the
Emissions Reduction Fund.
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Binginbar farms.
Olsen’s Farm
In partnership with Agriprove, Niels and Marja Olsen have 100 hectares under a 25-year
Emissions Reduction Fund project in West Gippsland, Victoria. Using a combination of techniques, they have substantially increased carbon levels in the soil and its productivity. The farm is producing higher yields, better drought resistance and earning carbon credits. This was the first farm to be issued Australian carbon credits for a measured increase in soil organic carbon.
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Olsen’s Farm.
Human-induced regeneration
Brindingabba Station
David and Kylie Fisher farm in challenging conditions near Bourke, New South Wales. Large areas of their land had little remaining topsoil and permanent pasture due to grazing pressure. Working with GreenCollar, they changed the way some of their land is managed, resulting in the regrowth of native trees and returned groundcover. Their carbon credit income resulting from this
Emissions Reduction Fund project has assisted with boarding school fees and the purchase of new farm equipment and infrastructure.
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Brindingabba Station.
Revegetation
Ploughshare
Rosie Galea and Mark Reed purchased their bush block at Wedderburn in Central Victoria in 2016. In conjunction with Greenfleet, in 2009 the previous owners commenced returning the unproductive grazing and cropping land to its original natural ecosystems by planting native trees, bushes and grasses. The block is now fully vegetated, attracting native birds and animals and producing carbon credits under the
Emissions Reduction Fund.
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Ploughshare.
Plantation forestry
OneFortyOne Plantations
In partnership with WeAct, OneFortyOne Plantations planted areas of new pine forest in Western Victoria in 2020. Using land that was either previously fallow or not well utilised, these plantations will be converted from short rotation (25 years) to long rotation (over 32 years) harvesting. In combination, these growing methods benefit the environment through retaining and improving the soil, while producing additional income from carbon credits under the
Emissions Reduction Fund.
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OneFourtyOne Plantations.
Avoided deforestation
Bulgoo Station
Peter and Beverley Yench run 8,000 sheep on their 132,000 acres at Cobar, New South Wales. In partnership with GreenCollar, they have protected 32,000 acres from deforestation and changed their grazing practices. Not only has the land much improved, they have more than doubled their stocking rate. Their carbon credit income generated under the
Emissions Reduction Fund has assisted the purchase of additional farmland and livestock.
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Bulgoo Station.
2021 video series – achievements of landholders in the Emissions Reduction Fund
The Clean Energy Regulator, in collaboration with the Carbon Market Institute, has developed a suite of video case studies that highlight the experience and achievements of landholders in the
Emissions Reduction Fund.
See the full video series –
achievements of landholders in the Emissions Reduction Fund.