INDIGENOUS CARBON FARMING FUND – SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS
Category 2: Business and Project Development activities up to $300,000
ORGANISATION
TITLE
North Australia
Indigenous Land and Sea
Management Alliance
Ltd
Northern Indigenous
Environmental Services
(NIES)
Warddeken Land
Management Limited
Moving the West Arnhem
Land Fire Abatement
(WALFA) Project to CFI
Kimberley Land Council
Indigenous North
Kimberley Fire Abatement
(INKFA) – Business
Development
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The project for Northern Indigenous Environmental Services (NIES) will
support accelerated participation of Indigenous groups in the CFI by
developing • a strategy for marketing Indigenous-produced credits;
• a strategy to attract "bridging" finance from major corporates and
expand the number of communities able to participate;
• an agreement to achieve consent from traditional landowners; and
• processes and templates for contractual agreements on benefit
distribution.
The project, Moving the West Arnhem Land Fire Abatement (WALFA)
Project to CFI, will
• transfer the existing WALFA project into a CFI approved project for
abatement;
• expand this Savanna Burning collaboration over an enlarged area
with new partners; and
• ensure that the new entity meets legal and compliance
requirements, has an effective business structure and supports the
aspirations of the relevant Indigenous landowners and land managers.
The Indigenous North Kimberley Fire Abatement (INKFA) Business
Development project will • develop viable carbon farming businesses on 4 million hectares of
Exclusive Possession Native Title Land in the North Kimberley for
registration under the approved Savannah Burning methodology;
• engage carbon farming and business development specialists to gain
access to knowledge and information that Traditional Owners will
need to make informed decisions about participating in the CFI, and
• give assistance in registering project/s.
STATE
Total
(GST excl)
GST
Total
(GST incl)
NT
$300,000
$30,000
$330,000
NT
$300,000
$30,000
$330,000
WA
$300,000
$30,000
$330,000
ORGANISATION
TITLE
Yaraguia Enterprises
Incorporated
Marlak Niran Project:
Ballardong Nyungar
language – “Returning
Country to bushland”;
Marlak -Bushland/forest;
Niran – re/trans-planting
Tiwi Land Council Inc
Fire management for GHG
abatement on the Tiwi
Islands
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The Marlak Niran Project proposal seeks to establish a project model
that will enable Indigenous land owners to develop, establish and
manage CFI projects. The project has completed a feasibility study,
one of 4 case studies commissioned by SEWPaC.
The project will • implement a feasible and cost effective biodiversity and carbon
sequestration model for Indigenous land owners, based on the
approved Environmental Plantings methodology;
• develop the skills and knowledge for similar future projects;
• transfer knowledge, skills, on-ground experience and technical
advice to land holders with regard to improved land management
practices;
• provide various ‘off farm’ benefits linked to in the wheatbelt region;
• establish strong links with other longer term projects like the
National Wildlife Corridors Project; and
• develop practical experiences around linking Indigenous cultural
heritage values to conservation and environmental values.
The project will implement findings of Phase I of the Tiwi Carbon Study
(Tiwi Land Council/ CSIRO research project).
The project will • Provide access to knowledge and information necessary to
participate in the CFI; organise workshops to observe and participate
in early dry season programs; undertake planning for implementation,
review and monitoring; and provide training in the use of North
Australian Fire Information (NAFI) data.
• Provide funding for carbon farming specialists, trainers and other
business development resources to help build Tiwi capacity. This will
include engagement of a project manager; training and workshops for
Tiwi Land Rangers, members of the Tiwi Islands Volunteer Bushfire
Brigade and Tiwi plantation forestry workers; engagement of
specialists in fire planning, management and operations to ensure the
project meets CFI methodology and regulatory requirements; and
validation specialists in vegetation assessment.
• Expert advice to help develop governance and contractual
arrangements for carbon farming projects, such as financial and legal
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STATE
Total
(GST excl)
GST
Total
(GST incl)
WA
$300,000
$30,000
$330,000
NT
$210,500
$21,050
$231,550
ORGANISATION
TITLE
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
STATE
Total
(GST excl)
GST
Total
(GST incl)
advice relating to business administration, ACCU trading, tax and
ACCU sales contracts.
Aboriginal Carbon Fund
Aboriginal Carbon Fund
project
Muru Mittigar Ltd
Muru Mittigar Carbon
Farming Project
The Aboriginal Carbon Fund project will employ a Project Manager and
Project Development Officer to undertake the following activities • work with traditional land owners to develop carbon projects with
financial sustainability and co-ordinate a Traditional Owner and
Corporate Australia Investment Forum;
• development of a Fair Carbon trading system and an Aboriginal
Carbon Standard tool;
• provide support and documentation of business processes and
systems to meet CFI compliance requirements for Registered Offset
Entities (ROE); and
• coordinate accounting, legal and other carbon business experts as
required.
• work with traditional land owners to develop carbon projects
building in co-benefits, and conduct climate change and carbon
workshops on country with Aboriginal groups;
• undertake feasibility studies and reports;
• co-ordinate the development of the carbon methodologies; and
• liaise with government agencies, research bodies, universities and
other relevant organisations
The Muru Mittigar Carbon Farming Project seeks to develop carbon
farming skills within Muru, allow Muru to develop resources and
training programs that will assist other Aboriginal groups to effectively
engage in carbon farming, and develop the internal skills to factor
carbon initiatives into future land acquisitions. The project’s feasibility
study was completed in 2008.
The proposal seeks to • employ a project manager to develop an implementation plan based
on the feasibility study, the mine revegetation plan and identified
outcomes, and project manage the project to completion;
• seek legal advice to finalise agreements with the land owners and
the State Government to secure the carbon rights for the project; and
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NT
$300,000
$30,000
$330,000
NSW
$300,000
$30,000
$330,000
ORGANISATION
TITLE
Savanna Alliance (Aust)
Corp
Securing a Share of the
Carbon Farming Market
Balkanu Cape York
Development
Corporation
Savannah Burning
Investment Ready Project
– Cape York Pilot Aurukun
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
• develop resources that can be used to provide skills development in
carbon farming in other Aboriginal organisations supported by Muru
Mittigar’s cultural, social and economic development program.
The project will establish the Savanna Alliance (Australia) Corporation
Limited as an ‘investment ready’, not for profit registered Carbon
Offsets entity that will facilitate engagement into the carbon farming
market for Aboriginal business entities and land managers.
The project will • prepare a Carbon Farming market investment ‘Information
Memorandum’ for savanna burning for Indigenous businesses;
• engage Indigenous groups and businesses interested in carbon
farming;
• develop operation management frameworks and materials that
satisfy statutory requirements, to be used by participants; and
• complete the legal and financial instruments to support the Savanna
Alliance operational framework and establishment of structure.
This project will develop the required governance and business
structures and the commercial contractual arrangements required to
enter the commercial carbon market. The region south of Aurukun has
been identified as the most suitable Cape York entry point for a
savannah burning carbon opportunity.
This project for Aurukun will:
• Establish the governance systems and business models required to
enable market entry;
• Generate final project boundary maps for this pilot enterprise;
• Complete collation and analysis of fire history data necessary for the
CFI methodology;
• Enable the generation of revenues in 2013 with the abatement of an
estimated 30,000 tons CO2-e per year;
• Create a replicable model for progressive expansion to a greater
area of Aurukun and other Western Cape York project areas; and
• Maintain momentum and engagement with Traditional Owner
groups and build capacity for inclusion of other areas in 2014.
Note: Please note that the descriptions have been taken from the application form.
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STATE
Total
(GST excl)
GST
Total
(GST incl)
NT
$300,000
$30,000
$330,000
Qld
$300,000
$30,000
$330,000