Wheatbelt NRM is collaborating with Murdoch University, Corrigin Farm Improvement Group (CFIG), Facey Group and the project funder, the Department of Primary Industries & Regional Development, to provide data around the ability of three species of saltbush to sequester carbon in saline agricultural land.
The project aims to inform a recognised methodology within the Australian Carbon Credit Unit Scheme (ACCU) for farmers to develop saltbush plantations on their salt-affected land to offset farm emissions or receive payment for carbon stored in the vegetation and soil.
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