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"Trees take carbon dioxide from the air and turn it into wood, storing it for
decades. This is why Australian authorities have made forest regeneration
eligible for carbon credits.
The largest carbon farming scheme is known as human-induced regeneration. Here,
land owners and managers support forests to return on once-forested land. Every
tonne of carbon dioxide soaked up by regrowing trees is worth one Australian
carbon credit, about A$37.50.
The scheme has around 42 million hectares of land on its books. But only a
third of this area is eligible for carbon credits, as the land has to be
assessed as likely to regenerate into forest under changed management.
In recent years, some projects have come under fire. Researchers have suggested
there’s not enough regeneration or that regeneration would have happened
anyway. But independent assessment of these claims suggest these concerns are
overblown.
As someone responsible for formally reviewing almost 100 of these projects
since 2023, I have visited many sites and verified the data. Overall, I found
these projects were being managed well – and forests are regrowing."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
