Posted on January 10, 2012 11:08
Applications through round one of the Australian Biodiversity Fund are open until 31 January, 2012. Farmers and other land managers can now apply for funding under the Biodiversity Fund, which is part of the Clean Energy Future Plan.
The Biodiversity Fund aims to improve the resilience of Australia’s unique species to the impacts of climate change, enhance the environmental outcomes of carbon farming projects, and help landholders protect carbon and biodiversity values on their land.
The ongoing Biodiversity Fund has been allocated $946 million over the first six years of the program and will support projects that establish, restore, protect or manage biodiverse carbon stores.
Under the first round of the Biodiversity Fund, in 2011-12, over $30 million will be allocated to activities to help farmers and land managers store carbon, enhance biodiversity and increase resilience across the Australian landscape.
The Biodiversity Fund will facilitate investment in:
- Biodiverse plantings—to help farmers and other land managers expand native habitat on their property through planting mixed vegetation species appropriate to their region.
- Protecting and enhancing existing native vegetation—to support farmers and other land managers to protect, manage and enhance high conservation value native vegetation on their land for carbon storage and biodiversity benefits.
- Managing threats to biodiversity—to support farmers and other land managers to control the threat of invasive pests and weeds.
Applications for funding will close at 5pm AEDT on 31 January, 2012.
For further information
on the Biodiversity Fund, including guidelines for applying, visit the
Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities’ website.