About Landcare CarbonSMART
Landcare Australia has a long and proud history of driving sustainable agricultural practices and conservation activities, strengthening and supporting communities working to restore, protect and enhance our local ecosystems for the benefit of all Australians.
In the face of the intensifying impacts of climate change and biodiversity loss, long-term solutions and collaboration have never been more important. Carbon sequestration – the process of capturing, securing and storing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere – provides Landcare Australia the opportunity to do what we do best: delivering high-impact partnerships that benefit both the community and the environment.
Landcare Australia’s new carbon operation, Landcare CarbonSMART, will provide corporate Australia with Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs), sourced from carefully-selected projects delivering outstanding ecological co-benefits, in partnership with leading nature-based carbon project developer, GreenCollar.
Revenue from Landcare CarbonSMART will then be invested to support the individuals, groups and organisations involved in landcare activities in line with Landcare Australia’s objectives as a national not-for-profit committed to environmental and conservation stewardship
“Landcare Australia remains focused on building capacity for the landcare community, and our involvement in the carbon market provides an important connection for the landcare community into this rapidly expanding market,” said Dr Shane Norrish, Landcare Australia CEO.
Why is Landcare Australia re-entering the carbon market?
High quality carbon sequestration projects address two of our planet’s most pressing issues: the removal of human induced carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to help control global warming, and the protection and/or re-establishment of ecological communities and native habitat on a significant scale.
By facilitating the acquisition of high-quality Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs), with outstanding ecological co-benefits for corporate partners and the business community, Landcare Australia will be assisting corporations in meeting and exceeding their carbon offset requirements, while making a significant contribution to actions on the ground that enhance and protect our most valuable natural assets.
After considerable demand from corporate partners to meet these challenges, and drawing on Landcare Australia’s strong expertise in designing, managing, and completing challenging and complex major ecological restoration projects involving large scale revegetation and carbon abatement, Landcare Australia decided the time was right to re-enter the market, taking an active role in supporting businesses to address these significant challenges.
Why is Landcare Australia re-entering the carbon market?
High quality carbon sequestration projects address two of our planet’s most pressing issues: the removal of human induced carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to help control global warming, and the protection and/or re-establishment of ecological communities and native habitat on a significant scale.
By facilitating the acquisition of high-quality Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs), with outstanding ecological co-benefits for corporate partners and the business community, Landcare Australia will be assisting corporations in meeting and exceeding their carbon offset requirements, while making a significant contribution to actions on the ground that enhance and protect our most valuable natural assets.
After considerable demand from corporate partners to meet these challenges, and drawing on Landcare Australia’s strong expertise in designing, managing, and completing challenging and complex major ecological restoration projects involving large scale revegetation and carbon abatement, Landcare Australia decided the time was right to re-enter the market, taking an active role in supporting businesses to address these significant challenges.
How is Landcare Australia working with GreenCollar?
Landcare Australia is working in partnership with GreenCollar, the leading developer of nature-based carbon projects in Australia. GreenCollar always aims to build additional environmental and social benefits, such as supporting landholders to generate additional income streams, into all its projects and it is this best-practice approach that is essential in differentiating Landcare CarbonSMART Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs).
Landcare CarbonSMART will broker ACCUs generated from carefully selected, high integrity projects developed by GreenCollar. All projects from which Landcare CarbonSMART ACCUs are generated have been confirmed by Landcare Australia as delivering strong and genuine ecological and biodiversity co-benefits to the local environment.
As the project developer, GreenCollar will execute the sale and complete the transfer of credits to the buyer’s ANREU account to go towards their organisational objects or retire them on behalf of the buyer and issue retirement certification.
What is the benefit of buying Landcare CarbonSMART credits?
The purchase of Landcare CarbonSMART credits will deliver verified carbon sequestration with confirmed ecological co-benefits by Landcare Australia. As one of Australia’s longest standing and respected community based not-for-profit environmental organisations – supporting over 140,000 individuals across 6,000 community led groups around the country – Landcare Australia has trusted know-how based on three decades of environmental and conservation stewardship.
Australian sourced credits have the additional benefit of generating positive local improvements that vary dependant on the generation methodology as well as removing harmful excess carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
What is an ecological co-benefit?
An ecological co-benefit is where the actions taken to sequester carbon and generate carbon credits has the additional benefit of improvements to native ecosystems impacted by a variety of human influences.
Improvements may include improved native fauna habitat, improved ecosystem function, protection of threatened species and improved water quality when connected to natural waterways.
Where are the credits generated?
Initially, Landcare CarbonSMART will work in partnership with GreenCollar to source high quality Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) from established nature-based projects in north-western NSW.
In time, Landcare CarbonSMART will expand its services to support Landcare community groups and individuals wishing to implement restoration projects that sequester carbon projects in their local area or on their own properties.
How can I find out more or get involved?
For more information about Landcare CarbonSMART and working with Landcare Australia, please contact: [email protected]
