Carbon Plantations Kit
Private Forests Tasmania, supported by funding from the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry under its Forest Industries Climate Change Research Fund Program, received a grant of over $255,000 to undertake a new project, Carbon Plantations - Extending research and development to best management practices for carbon sequestration, wood production and new investment opportunities on private land in Tasmania, in 2010-2011.
The project aims to assist landholders understand climate change impacts, emissions trading, and options to invest in, grow and manage plantations as part of their climate change management practices.
The project partners include: Private Forests Tasmania; CSIRO Sustainable Agriculture Flagship; Rural Development Services; AK Consultants; Livingston Natural Resource Services; and AFG-TreeSmart.
The Carbon Plantations Kit, Case Studies and full reports are available as a consolidated single document.
Click HERE to view Carbon Plantations Kit (PDF 3MB)
NB: the downloadable version of the Carbon Plantations Kit has been reduced in size for use on this website. Should you wish to obtain a high resolution copy, please email tracey.king@pft.tas.gov.au
Other Documents related to the Carbon Plantations Kit
Agricultural GHG Emissions Audit - Executive Summary (PDF 206KB)
Agricultural GHG Emissions Audit - Final Report (PDF 488KB)
Carbon Storage and Trading through Farm Forestry - Survey of Farmers - Executive Summary (PDF 206KB)
Carbon Storage and Trading through Farm Forestry - Survey of Farmers - Final Report (PDF 728KB)
Plantation Potential of Cleared Land in Tasmania - Executive Summary (PDF 355KB)
Wood Production Options Case Studies - Executive Summary (PDF 101KB)
Wood Production Options Case Studies - Final Report (PDF 1MB)