June 22, 2018 WA pastoralists to benefit from emissions reduction fund Carbon farming will help alleviate cost of living pressures for 15 WA pastoral lease holders who have had projects accepted under the Commonwealth’s Emissions Reduction Fund, according to Shadow Minister for Agriculture and Food Ian Blayney. “WA pastoralists and their families will benefit greatly from these carbon projects,” Mr Blayney said. “Living in the bush is tough, so any added income pastoralists can generate takes the pressure off and allows them to concentrate on how to best manage their properties and land.” Mr Blayney said that with the agricultural sector continuing to be gutted by the McGowan Government, the latest $47.5 million funding round from the Federal Government’s Emissions Reduction Fund was most welcome. “Carbon farming not only benefits pastoralists by helping to diversify their income, it also enables the regeneration of bush across millions of hectares of degraded landscapes in the Outback,” Mr Blayney said. “The projects will focus on grazing strategies that increase regeneration of native vegetation. “Some pastoral areas have been run hard and are pretty bare – these lands are ideal for this type of project.” Mr Blayney said he hoped the State Government would do the right thing and tick off the approvals within the next 12 months. “Signing the approvals will allow pastoralists to develop new ways to manage grazing and will improve pastoral land condition and vegetation,” he said. Media Contact |
