Reforestation Projects in Australia
- LAWAN
- VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA
- 2024
The urgency of Australian reforestation projects
Australia is in a deforestation and biodiversity crisis. According to a report by World Wide Fund for Nature, it's listed among 24 global 'deforestation fronts' — and is the only developed nation on the list.
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.
Land degradation in Australia is largely through:
Vast areas of degraded land have posed an enormous threat to the biodiversity in Australia. Over 80% of Australia's flora and fauna are endemic, which means species are found nowhere else in the world. In other words, if a species is lost in Australia, it will be extinct worldwide.
Human intervention is required for this degraded land to be healthy again. And this is where Land Life comes in. We brought our expertise, technology and innovationOpens in a new tab. to Australia in 2019 and since then it has become one of our fastest-growing nature restoration hubs.
Invest in restoration, biodiversity and community with our Australian reforestation projects spanning New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia.
Australia is one of the world's 17 megadiverse countries
Did you know koalas are endangered?
Australia may be a megadiverse country, but it already has one of the worst extinction rates on Earth, and it’s getting worse. According to the Australian Conservation Foundation, there are now 2,245 Australian ecosystems, plants and animals recognized nationally as being threatened with extinction. And its most iconic species, the koala is endangered. According to even the most generous estimates, only 3% of the estimated pre-colonial population of 10 million animals remain today. The Australian Koala Foundation claim koala populations fell by a shocking 30% between 2018 and 2021 due to widespread drought and bushfires.
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Climate change and loss of biodiversity in Australia may 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. Australian agriculture plays a crucial role in the world's food and fiber supply chain. For example: + Australia is the world's largest barley exporter, accounting for a 5th of global barley trade + The second largest exporter of beef and raw sugar in the world and the fifth largest wine exporter + The leading 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 Now more than ever it's critical to restore degraded land at scale and boost biodiversity in Australia to reduce the impact of climate change.
Working with farmers to restore marginal land
Why invest in Australia?
There are many benefits when choosing Australia for your carbon removal restoration project, including:
Economy of scale
Environment
Legacy
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Select a timeOpens in a new tab.How we manage your carbon removal projects
Land Life's Australian-based team of ecologists, scientists and restoration experts manages your carbon reforestation project from start to finish. This local experience is blended with input from ecologists, scientists and tech innovators based in our Amsterdam head office, adding a layer of global restoration expertise to each project. Our local team identifies suitably degraded land and assesses projected, site-specific carbon sequestration and biodiversity gains. Then, with support from our experienced local restoration partner Cassinia Environmental, we design, execute and monitor your tree planting site. The final stage is facilitating verification and certification of your reforestation project with an independent third party. DEVELOPER - We create a supply of Australian reforestation projects EXPERIENCE - Our local team leverages Land Life's global expertise and our lead delivery partner's 20 years of restoration experience RISK MITIGATION - Land Life owns the entire carbon removal process from pre-to-post-planting.
Quality Control
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 20+ 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.
Australian Carbon Reforestation Portfolio
Land Life has implemented 18+ carbon 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 carbon reforestation projects in the pipeline for 2025. It will be Land Life Australia's biggest year yet - we'll restore a similar amount of hectares to the total we've restored across the previous six years.
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Enquire nowOpens in a new tab.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
DragBenefits Beyond Carbon
Increasing Overall Resilience
Our carbon reforestation in Australia sequesters CO2 through restorative Natural Climate Solutions (NCS) projects. With longevity as a key focus, we aim to plant native forests that are more resilient to future climate change issues.
Restoring Habitat
By building resilient, functioning ecosystems with adaptive capacity to prepare for future climate scenarios, we restore Australian wildlife corridors, dispersal potential, species diversity and more.
Indigenous Support
We work with Traditional Owners to identify opportunities for Indigenous social and economic development across all stages of our projects, while tapping into vast Indigenous knowledge for impactful outcomes.
Frequently 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, we have worked with organisations to accommodate their need to purchase ACCUs and are open to discussing this option. Please reach out to our team to discuss further.
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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