Running from 2022-2025, NRM South’s Blue Carbon project has been the largest wetland restoration project to have been undertaken in Tasmania to date. Over the course of the project NRM South coordinated a suite of on-ground efforts that re-established natural tidal flows, and has seen a consequent burst of plant, bird and marine life to this internationally significant Ramsar-listed saltmarsh wetland.
Wetland systems such as this offer a significant opportunity to capture ‘blue’ carbon and return it into the earth’s systems. The project also brought with it positive impacts for the economy and community. Improving fish stocks supports commercial and recreational fisheries, storing atmospheric carbon and reducing the potential impacts of floods on homes and infrastructure are all benefits that come with a dollar value.
This successful partnership project achieved landscape-scale benefits within one of southern Tasmania’s most important wetland regions and will continue to deliver positive impacts in the years to come. More than just a conservation success story, this project has been a demonstration of how strategic restoration can tackle climate change, enhance biodiversity, and support future economic opportunities.
This project was supported by NRM South through funding from the Australian Government’s Blue Carbon Ecosystem Restoration Grants.
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