Media release: A recent landmark purchase of $10 million in Reef Credits by the Queensland Government will inject critical support to this emerging environmental water quality market, which is dedicated to making verifiable contributions to improving the health of the Great Barrier Reef and aiding in its long term recovery.
Speech: Keynote delivered by GreenCollar Chief Scientist, Dr Jenny Sinclair at the
2023 Australasian Emissions Reduction Summit, Darling Harbour, Sydney. If we are to succeed in reducing our damaging rate of land clearing and in mitigating climate change, environmental projects and environmental markets have an extremely significant role to play.
A new Grazing Land Management (GLM) Method that measures and values the reduction in sediment losses resulting from improved grazing land management has been published for public consultation under the Reef Credit Scheme.
When Reef Credits launched in 2020, there was just one way farmers and other land managers could get involved – by improving fertiliser management to reduce the flow of dissolved inorganic nitrogen to the Great Barrier Reef. Now, three years later, there are two new ways to get involved that suit a broader spectrum of farming operations.
Environmental markets are not dissimilar to farming or commodity markets. The difference being, instead of food or fibre production, environmental markets measure and place a value on and trade in cleaner air, water or improved habitat and biodiversity.
Being paid to implement best practice land management and deliver cleaner water to the Reef, without negatively impacting productivity may seem too good to be true. But according to GreenCollar Business Development Manager Bart Dryden, and the numerous farmers already running Reef Credit projects, it really is a win:win transaction that benefits both the farmer and the environment.
Media release: In a significant move toward preventing commercial agricultural plastic waste entering our environment, GreenCollar, today announced Australia’s first ever verified plastic credits are available for sale from a project in far north Queensland.
Rain, drought, flood and fire. All elements that impact how a property is run and require constant attention and management. And while good rainfall seasons are always welcome, the corresponding build-up of vegetation flows through to the need to manage fire risk as weather conditions turn.
