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Carbon sequestered
Direct seeding with a mix of native species underway at Jarrega Farm in WA this season. Photo credit Jesse Collins.
2022 IMPACT
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50,781 tonnes sequestered
Australia’s largest aggregation for native reforestation carbon
The carbon market represents great potential to drive action on both climate change and biodiversity loss. This year, we successfully registered Australia’s largest ever aggregation for native reforestation carbon with the Clean Energy Regulator. Delivered by Greening Australia and Canopy, the aggregation brings together seven landholders from four states (WA, SA, NSW and VIC) to create meaningful change at scale – with approximately 546,000 native and biodiverse trees planted across an area 220 times the size of the Melbourne Cricket Ground by October 2022. Participating landholders will receive a range of tangible environmental and economic benefits, from improved land health and biodiversity on farm, to financial returns from carbon credits and increased productivity.
Jarrega Farm
Our WA team successfully achieved over 1,100 hectares of direct seeding and seedling planting at the Jarrega Farm property this season. More than 550 kg of native seed and 415,000 seedlings were planted in May and June 2022 alone. The resulting high-quality delivery is thanks to the design, planning, management and execution of our Greening Australia crew members, and the hard work of 20 Traditional Owner Ranger personnel and local contractors who assisted with planting the seedlings. Canopy has registered the plantings here for carbon credits with the Clean Energy Regulator. Maintenance and monitoring will occur now post planting to understand survival and establishment over time. There’s still room – in 2023 we’ll return to complete a further 500 hectares of restoration.
Watch this space in 2023
We are collaborating with Nywaigi Traditional Owners at Mungalla Station in Queensland on a new project to expand and restore wetland habitat, improve water quality, and support sustainable returns from Blue Carbon credits. Here's Greening Australia's Earl Barry and Johannes Boyke checking on a saltwater bore at Mungalla's wetlands.
