bushfireconf2015 - 17. fire management business in australia's tropical savannas
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living tree biomass(carbon )
non-living biomass(carbon)
greenhouse gas emissions(methane, nitrous oxide)
Carbon credits earned from Savanna burning projects, as at March 2015
Note: 1 carbon credit = 1 t.CO2e = AUD15 (as of May 2015)
Business opportunities and challenges
Fire management to reduce GHG emissions• Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI)…former Govt• Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF)…current Govt• ???...future Govt• Prospects mostly for fire-prone north
Fire management for cultural, biodiversity, environmental and production benefits • Diversification opportunities on the northern pastoral
estate• Long-term vision to develop a ‘biodiversity benefits’
market…GrowNorth initiative as part of current Govt’s ‘northern development’ agenda