18.11.2015 - Future looking bright for Indigenous carbon farming project after successful bid in carbon auction
The future for one of the Northern Territory's longest running carbon farming projects is looking bright, after it secured funding for the next five years through the Federal Government's Emissions Reduction Fund. Since 2011, the Indigenous Land Corporation (ILC) has generated carbon credits from its Fish River Station through a savanna burning project, which reduces the frequency of late season wildfires. ILC's manager of environment, carbon and heritage, Emma Pethybridge, said the Fish River project was successful in the Government's latest Emissions Reduction Fund auction...............................................Full Article: Source
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