South West NRM, Western Australia
South West NRM are upbeat on their role in supporting the development and delivery of a pilot to trial a carbon plus biodiversity reforestation approach with landholders.
The pilot is part of the Australian Government’s Agricultural Stewardship Package, delivered by 12 regional NRM organisations across Australia from 2021 and included Carbon + Biodiversity and Enhanced Remnant Vegetation Pilots.
Regional NRM staff participated in the design of the program with researchers from the Australian National University, undertook local site assessments to assist with processing applications, and then worked with the farmers during the set-up phase to ensure successful project delivery. Findings from the program will be used to inform the Australian Government’s Nature Repair Market.
While a recent site visit showed that environmental plantings had done it tough in the severe drought, South West is pleased that their work in the pilots will help inform environmental markets.
