Project details
Status: Completed
At a glance
- Land use is currently excluded from carbon accounting.
- This project aims to start a conversation about whether land use should be included when accounting for carbon and how that might work in practice.
- Carbon accounting standards are currently being revised to include land use.
The challenge
Carbon farming involves farm management which mitigates emissions and captures carbon in the landscape. This can open up income streams and market opportunities for enterprises but can also have knock-on benefits for productivity, biodiversity and climate resilience.
Dr Rowan Eisner will conduct a desktop accounting exercise for the Tasmanian livestock sector to explore the economic impact of including of land use in carbon accounting. The project will start a conversation about whether land use should be included when accounting for carbon and how that might work in practice, including how metrics and incentive schemes may encourage these practices.
"Carbon performance is generally improved by increasing land-use efficiency and retaining and regenerating vegetation. Retaining and increasing area under natural vegetation also makes the largest difference to soil degradation, erosion and water quality," Dr Eisner said.
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