Landcare CarbonSMART delivering benefits to nature and communities
For over 35 years, Landcare Australia has been fostering environmental stewardship across Australia in partnership with farmers, landowners, community groups, schools and corporations. In response to the escalating climate and biodiversity loss crises, Landcare Australia is proud to introduce Landcare CarbonSMART, an important initiative designed to provide high-quality Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) from eligible projects that deliver benefits to nature and communities.
Landcare Australia is uniquely positioned to address the urgent need for climate action and sustainable land management. With our extensive network, brand recognition, and expertise, we are poised to make a significant impact. Environmental Plantings projects, particularly those that benefit nature and communities, present an opportunity to support financial self-determination, enhance biodiversity, and amplify community impact.
How Landcare CarbonSMART Works
Landcare CarbonSMART delivers projects under the Australian Carbon Credit Unit (ACCU) scheme, managed by the Clean Energy Regulator. Our projects focus on the Reforestation by Environmental and Mallee Plantings (REMP) 2024 method. This involves planting a diverse mix of local native species on degraded land to restore ecosystems, enhance biodiversity, and sequester carbon.
Landcare Australia prioritises working directly with eligible landholders to integrate environmental planting projects into their farm business plans, supporting both economic and environmental value.
ACCUs are treated as financial products under the Corporations Act 2001 (the Act). Landcare CarbonSMART ACCU generating projects are only offered to eligible landholders who are wholesale clients under the Act.
Key Features of Landcare CarbonSMART
High-Quality Reforestation Projects: Our projects are carefully selected and monitored to ensure they deliver outstanding ecological benefits. We work with stakeholders to identify and support priority regional restoration projects and employ robust metrics to measure both short-term and long-term outcomes.
- Landholder first: With over 30 years’ experience working with landholders – we prioritise their needs and perspectives to actively involve them in decision-making, ensuring their knowledge and experiences shape project design. We emphasise creating solutions that are practical and beneficial for landholders.
- Giving back: Any surpluses generated by Landcare Australia are utilised in line with our objects as a registered environmental charity which includes supporting land care projects across the country.
- Commitment to transparency: We are dedicated to maintaining open and transparent processes with landholders and funding partners. By providing current and comprehensive information, we support them to make knowledgeable decisions amid the complexities of environmental markets.
- Build capacity: We actively seek to involve and support Landcare groups and First Nations organisations to participate in the design, development and execution of projects managed by Landcare Australia. This collaboration enhances the capacity and reach of these community groups.
The Opportunity for Landowners
Landcare CarbonSMART is currently seeking expressions of interest from eligible landowners in NSW, Victoria, and Queensland interested in new Environmental Plantings projects on their property for participation in the Australian Clean Energy Regulator’s (CER) Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCU) Scheme.
Key benefits of working with Landcare CarbonSMART include:
- Comprehensive support: from the initial project design through to implementation and ongoing management.
- Expert guidance: assistance with potentially developing carbon credits for insetting purposes.
- Financial assistance: possible access to funding for project implementation.
- Collaborative partnership: connection with an implementation partner for streamlined project execution and support.
Landowner Expression of Interest
The Landcare CarbonSMART team is currently seeking expressions of interest from eligible Landowners in NSW, Victoria and Queensland who are interested in participating in the ACCU Scheme through planting of native vegetation on their land. Landcare CarbonSMART acts as a trusted partner for landowners at every stage of the reforestation project design, implementation and management journey. Whether as an eligible landowner you need an implementation partner, or expert advice, Landcare CarbonSMART is dedicated to helping you consider your participation in the CER’s ACCU Scheme.
If you are an eligible landowner and have more than 50 hectares available for a native vegetation project and are interested in carbon sequestration and environmental preservation through this initiative, Landcare CarbonSMART is looking forward to hearing from you.
The Opportunity for Corporate Australia
Landcare CarbonSMART is committed to helping organisations achieve their carbon reduction goals through the implementation of Environmental Planting initiatives. Our services are designed to align with your sustainability objectives and support the development of high-integrity ACCUs. We offer a comprehensive approach that includes:
- Carbon emission reduction through reforestation: we provide detailed explanations and insights on how reforestation projects can significantly contribute to your organisation’s climate goals. Our team will help you understand the benefits and impact of these projects in meeting your emission reduction targets.
- Long-term Environmental Plantings portfolio development: We work with you to develop a tailored portfolio of Environmental Planting projects specifically aimed at carbon sequestration. This ensures that your carbon-neutral or net-zero strategies are grounded in long-lasting and effective solutions.
- Comprehensive project management: From sourcing viable reforestation sites to the design, registration, and implementation stages, we oversee your Environmental Planting projects to ensure they meet regulatory requirements and deliver measurable outcomes.
- Workshops and training: We offer workshops and training sessions for your corporate teams, providing valuable knowledge about reforestation practices and key considerations regarding environmental plantings projects.
- Supply Chain collaboration for insetting: Our services extend to working with your supply chain partners to explore and implement reforestation projects for insetting purposes. This collaboration can further enhance your commitment to sustainability initiatives.
Opportunity for Landcare Community and First Nations Organisations
Landcare CarbonSMART’s core mission is to implement Environmental Plantings projects to provide opportunities to the landcare community and First Nations organisations. This includes:
- Landcare and First Nations organisations actively participating in the implementation of reforestation projects, leveraging their local knowledge and expertise to ensure successful outcomes.
- Landcare and First Nations organisations can benefit from capacity-building workshops and training sessions, enhancing their skills and knowledge in carbon removal pathways and project implementation.
- In the long- term, Landcare Australia will be reinvesting revenue from Landcare CarbonSMART activity to support Landcare groups and actions across the country in line with our objects as a registered environmental charity.
Contact Us
We invite you to join us in this journey towards a sustainable future. For more information about Landcare CarbonSMART and working with Landcare Australia, please contact us on [email protected]
Landcare CarbonSmart FAQs
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 the 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.
