Reforestation Projects in Australia
- LAWAN
- VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA
- 2024
Why Invest in Australia?
With 2 billion+ hectares of degraded land worldwide, why choose to invest in Australian reforestation projects?
Companies and impact investors choose Australia for high-quality, high-integrity carbon removal reforestation projects packed with co-benefits so they can:
Land Life is one of the largest providers of internationally-certified, voluntary carbon removal projects in Australia. We brought our expertise, technology and innovation to Australia in 2019 and since then it has become one of our fastest-growing nature restoration hubs.
Invest now in Australian nature restoration, biodiversity and community.
Confidence in Australia's Regulatory Frameworks
Australia is an attractive destination for nature-positive companies seeking investment opportunities. The country offers a stable democracy, a supportive regulatory environment, and a streamlined legal framework, making reforestation project management efficient. With a reliable supply chain and top-tier restoration project partners, Australia stands out as a prime location for nature-based solutions. Managing projects using international carbon methodologies, such as Verra's VCS Program, is straightforward. Although Land Life's reforestation projects require months of careful planning, Australia's simple, low-barrier land access model and planting processes make getting a project off the ground extremely fast and efficient — an option not easily available in many other countries.
Attractive Carbon Capture
Australia’s unique ecosystems are not just rich in biodiversity—they are also powerful carbon sinks. By restoring degraded land with native forests and woodlands, we can capture and store vast amounts of carbon while building resilience against climate change. This chart depicts the net carbon range our plantings have the potential to sequester across a 40-year period.
High Volume of Carbon
Tap into the country's large supply of degraded and marginal agricultural land. Australia has more than 7.6 million km² of land where natural growing forests once spanned across the country. But since the 18th century, 50% of Australia's native forests and bush have been replaced or are considered degraded. Through a mixed model of land purchase and working with landowners, our Australian pipeline of large-scale degraded land offers buyers significant volumes of carbon.
Curious to learn more? Book a free introduction call with our team to understand how we can work together.
Select a timeOpens in a new tab.Opportunity for Extraordinary Biodiversity Impact
The Global Significance of Australian Biodiversity
Australia is a land of immense natural wealth, one of only 17 megadiverse countries recognized by the UN. This incredible biodiversity offers substantial opportunity for positive impact through nature restoration. With over 80% of our flora and fauna found nowhere else on Earth, the loss of species here means total extinction. This reality, underscored by a WWF report identifying Australia as a global deforestation hotspot—the only Global North nation on the list—makes Land Life’s work crucial. We're committed to reversing this trend by restoring native, biodiverse forests at scale. Our projects amplify your impact through strategic wildlife corridors and permanent legal protection, ensuring the long-term conservation of your restoration site.
Did You Know Koalas Are Endangered?
Building Resilience, Reconnecting Landscapes: A Future For Koalas
This work is particularly vital for Australia's cherished koala, now an endangered species. With only an estimated 3% of the pre-colonial population remaining, and a devastating 30% drop between 2018-2021 (Australian Koala Foundation), the future is uncertain. Land Life is creating more than just forests; we're building resilient native ecosystems with the capacity to adapt to future climate threats, including intensified bushfires. By strategically acquiring land, we’re establishing vital biolinks that connect nature reserves and healthy forest tracts. This reconnects fragmented landscapes, promoting species dispersal and diversity, and safeguarding the long-term survival of vulnerable and endangered species, such as our iconic koalas.
Measure and report on your Australian biodiversity impact with our Biodiversity Baselining add-on.
Learn moreFuture-Proof Your Australian Supply Chain
Australian agriculture plays a crucial role in the world's food and fiber supply chain
Climate change and loss of biodiversity in Australia will have a significant impact on the world's food and fiber supply. A massive 60% of Australia is privately owned or leased for agriculture and 72% of agricultural production is exported. Yet farmers are already grappling with the impacts of climate change. Did you know? + Australia is the world's no. 1 barley exporter, accounting for a 5th of global barley trade + No. 2 exporter of beef and raw sugar in the world and 5th largest wine exporter + No. 1 global supplier of wool and the world's largest wool export nation, producing 45% of global wool exports + Australian wheat accounts for 10 to 15% of the world's annual global wheat trade
Do you rely on the Australian supply chain for your business? Mitigate climate risk and work with Land Life on restoring marginal agricultural land.
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First Peoples Engagement in Practice
An exciting example of First Nations co-benefits can be demonstrated by our 2025 'Talia' reforestation project in South Australia. For around 65,000 years, Talia was home to the Wirangu and Nauo First Peoples. The landscape was a flourishing and healthy ecosystem providing shelter, food, medicine and implements for survival. However, since European settlement in the 1850s, Talia's Indigenous custodians were forced off their land and many people lost their lives. Displaced and disconnected, generations of Wirangu and Nauo have sought access to their home and sacred connections to heritage and ancestors. Over the last 170+ years, they've watched this rich landscape become degraded - leaving it depleted and its native flora and fauna vulnerable and at threat of extinction. Initial outcomes from the Talia project include access to the land for Elders to teach their youth cultural heritage and connection to Country, which has been lost over generations. There will also be employment opportunities across the project including restoration land management activities. Land Life looks forward to continuing engagement with the Wirangu and Nauo First Peoples to deliver further positive impacts from the Talia project.
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Access to land
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Reconnecting youth to Country
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Indigenous employment
Australian Carbon Reforestation Portfolio
Land Life has implemented 18+ carbon removal reforestation projects since 2019, managing large-scale degraded land restoration in Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia. Our Operations Team is currently preparing for restoration projects in the pipeline for 2025 and 2026. The next two years will be Land Life's biggest yet in Australia - restoring equivalent to the previous six years combined.
How Land Life Manages Your Residual Carbon Removal Projects
Our Top Tier Restoration Partner
Since 2019, Land Life's Australia team has worked closely with our main restoration partner, Cassinia Environmental. In fact, we share an office! Cassinia brings 22+ years of Australian restoration experience and is the lead delivery partner for the Victorian State Government's ambitious BushBank restoration program to restore 20,000 ha of degraded land. Combining Cassina's stellar local experience with Land Life's decade of global innovation in nature restoration delivers exceptional quality to our Australian restoration projects.
18+
CARBON REFORESTATION PROJECTS IMPLEMENTED IN AUSTRALIA
AUSTRALIA
HECTARES RESTORED & MANAGED
4.4k+
TREES PLANTED & MONITORED
2.8m+
TONNES OF CO2 TO BE SEQUESTERED
916k
DragFrequently Asked Questions
How does it work with registration and issuance of credits?
Land Life sends the details of your project to VERRA upon completion of planting. VERRA-certified independent auditors conduct a comprehensive evaluation of your reforestation project and validate the amount of carbon sequestration. VERRA then issues your Verified Carbon Units (VCU) valid for a 40 year period. You choose when to retire these VCUs.
Other than VERRA, do you work in the ACCU space?
Yes, Land Life is the only nature restoration company in Australia that offers a choice of ACCU or international (VCS) carbon methodologies. Our first ACCU project kicks off in South Australia in 2025 (110,000 tCO2 to be sequestered!).
Do you manage restoration projects in other states of Australia?
To date our projects have been in Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia however we're looking to expand further into states such as Queensland and happy to investigate opportunities for land access where you're interested to work in.
We Partner Locally With
Want to plant trees in Australia, but don't need to invest in carbon sequestration?
Our South Australian 'Talia' Project offers CSR opportunities to build vital biolinks for vulnerable and threatened species, while mitigating climate change. This large-scale restoration project will restore habitat for furry Australian mammals such as bandicoots, wombats and bettongs, as well as threatened native bird species including the Diamond Firetail. Investing in this project will also provide meaningful social and economic development outcomes for the Traditional Owners of Talia - the Wirangu and Nauo First Peoples.
Ask about investing in our South Australian CSR Tree Project.
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LeasePlan partnered with Land Life to help its customers make their trips carbon neutral. This is part of the company's global objective to reach net zero emissions from its entire fleet by 2030.
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Acknowledgement of Country
We wish to acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders as the Traditional Owners of the land, sea and waters of the Australian continent. We pay our respects to the ancestors and Elders and extend that respect to their history and continuous connection to Country. As our nature restoration work grows and flourishes, Land Life recognises their custodianship of culture and Country. We’re committed to engaging with First Peoples on our projects and to learn from their practices of sustainability and resilience that guided them for over 60,000 years. Sovereignty has never been ceded across Australia.
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