Biodiverse carbon credit pilot project

2018

Research organisaton
Funding source
Primary Industries and Regions SA
Australian Government

Trial details

Researcher(s) Grant Flanagan (Natural Resources KI)
Year(s) 2018
Contributor Primary Industries and Regions SA
Trial location(s) Kingscote, SA
Biodiverse carbon credit pilot project locations
Aims

To add income diversification to the other benefits that native vegetation can bring to a property such as improving biodiversity, providing shelter for stock and beneficial insects for crops, protecting eroded or degrading land, protection of watercourses and improving water quality.

Key messages

The next step is to engage a Carbon Farming service provider, to work with the proponents to prepare a submission to register both a revegetation project and a natural regeneration project with the Emissions Reduciton Fund.

Lead research organisation N/A
Host research organisation N/A
Trial funding source Australian Government
Related program N/A
Acknowledgments

The Biodiverse Carbon Credit Pilot Project is a South Australian Government funded project.


Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop type Other: Perennial shrubs
Treatment type(s)
  • Soil: Testing method
Trial type Article/commentary
Trial design Not applicable

Kingscote 2018

Sow date Not applicable
Harvest date Not applicable
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
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Trial source data and summary not available
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Observed trial site soil information
Trial site soil testing
Not specified
Soil conditions
Trial site Soil texture
Kingscote, SA Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Soil Moisture Source: BOM/ANU
Average amount of water stored in the soil profile during the year, estimated by the OzWALD model-data fusion system.
Year Kingscote SA
2018 515.1mm
2017 561.9mm
2016 570.7mm
2015 535.1mm
2014 574.7mm
2013 566.5mm
2012 558.9mm
2011 583.0mm
2010 560.7mm
2009 541.2mm
2008 519.9mm
2007 517.4mm
2006 548.2mm
2005 529.3mm
2004 547.0mm
2003 566.0mm
2002 537.5mm
2001 562.3mm
2000 553.7mm
National soil grid Source: CSIRO/TERN
NOTE: National Soil Grid data is aggregated information for background information on the wider area
Actual soil values can vary significantly in a small area and the trial soil tests are the most relevant data where available

Soil properties

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Climate

Derived climate information

No observed climate data available for this trial.
Derived climate data is determined from trial site location and national weather sources.

Kingscote SA

CAUTION: Trial site locality unknown; Climate data sourced from Primary Industries and Regions SA office location
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Some data on this site is sourced from the Bureau of Meteorology

SILO weather estimates sourced from https://www.longpaddock.qld.gov.au/silo/
Jeffrey, S.J., Carter, J.O., Moodie, K.B. and Beswick, A.R. (2001). Using spatial interpolation to construct a comprehensive archive of Australian climate data , Environmental Modelling and Software, Vol 16/4, pp 309-330. DOI: 10.1016/S1364-8152(01)00008-1.

Trial report and links

2018 trial report



Trial last modified: 23-12-2022 14:13pm AEST