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Carbon is an amazing atom. It loves to bond with other atoms, which is why it has been called 'the glue of life'. Carbon is the fourth most abundant element in the universe. It is found in all organic matter, and makes up a large proportion of all…
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Watch this videoIn this video (7:11 minutes), New South Wales graziers Mike and Helen McCosker explain how they improved their farm. TranscriptMIKE MCCOSKER: Hi. I'm Mike McCosker. I'm actually a fourth generation farmer on this farm.HELEN MCCOSKER: And I'm Helen McCosker. I'm a first…
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OverviewIn this topic, you will learn about the carbon farming activities introduced in Topic 1 and their potential co-benefits: benefits beyond reducing emissions and storing more carbon.
Farmers and land managers can be attracted to carbon farming because of…
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Finally, let’s look at key concepts that flow from this initial topic to all topics:carbon neutralnet zero emissionsACCUsClimate Active certificationcarbon dioxide equivalent (CO2-e).‘Carbon neutral’ and ‘net zero emissions’The terms ‘carbon neutral’ and ‘net zero emissions’ are commonly used to…
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Carbon farming helps reduce your carbon footprintCarbon farming, as we have seen, reduces GHG emissions and stores carbon, which are essential to Australia’s response to climate change.A ‘carbon footprint’ or ‘greenhouse gas footprint’ is the amount of GHGs emitted minus the amount of carbon stored…
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First, let’s briefly provide an overview of some of the co-benefits of carbon farming before looking into the co-benefits of particular carbon farming activities.Carbon farming helps tackle climate change by reducing or avoiding greenhouse gas emissions and storing more carbon in soil and…
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We have conducted a risk analysis for the release of cabomba weevil (Hydrotimetes natans) for the biological control of the aquatic weed, cabomba (Cabomba caroliniana).We conducted the risk analysis in two key steps:Released the draft report of the risk analysis for the release of Hydrotimetes…
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The following documents relate to the risk analysis report for the release of Eueupithecia sp.2NumberDateDescription2014/055 March 14Final risk analysis report for the release of Eueupithecia sp.2 for the biological control of the weed Parkinsonia aculeata2013/2319 Dec 13Draft risk analysis…
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The following documents relate to the risk analysis report for the release of Tachardiaephagus somervillei for the biological control of yellow lac scale (Tachardina aurantiaca…
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