Project feature - Kenmay Station natural capital account
Project cost: $1.2M funding through the Qld Govt Land Restoration Fund
Project scale: 928 ha
Time frame: 1 year
Benefits:
The landowners not only unlocked grant funding, but also enhanced the ecological health, soil quality, and the overall condition of their property and the catchment and Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, while obtaining ongoing benefits through enhanced monitoring of native vegetation and sustained environmental improvements, generating additional ACCU income.
Ecotec partnered with Carbon Stock, a carbon and biodiversity consultancy, to support Queensland graziers to secure a grant and potential future carbon income by developing an environmental account and land management plan for their environmentally important farm, ‘Kenmay Station’, a picturesque 928-hectare cattle grazing property in the upper catchment of the Baffle Drainage Basin, a priority catchment for mitigating harmful sediment flow into the reef.
Client: Kenmay Station
Ecotec services provided:
Ecological monitoring
Development of an accredited natural capital account
Development of land management strategies
Image credit: Ecotec’s Matthew Taylor assesses Kenmay Station’s rainforest - Nakita Thackwray
Image credit: Kenmay Station woodlands - Matthew Taylor
Banner image: Creek at Kenmay Station - Matthew Taylor