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Carbon sequestration from revegetation

Revegetation for biodiversity enhancement, environmental services, dedicated carbon crops, farm forestry, renewable bioenergy crops and fodder shrubs have the potential to sequester significant amounts of carbon in South Australia.

The Carbon Sequestration from Revegetation project provided evaluations of the growth, productivity and carbon sequestration rates of native plants species planted in woodlots and environmental planting across several regions of South Australia. This research also detailed the development of allometric techniques for assessing plant biomass for carbon accounting and inputs into national Carbon Farming Initiative carbon accounting tools.

A series of research reports detailing the outcomes of this project are provided below:

RegionReport Title
All SA Agricultural RegionsCarbon sequestration from revegetation: South Australian agricultural regions
Eyre PeninsulaCarbon sequestration from targeted carbon revegetation in the Wild Eyre region
Murray-Darling BasinCarbon sequestration and biomass production rates from agroforestry in lower rainfall zones (300-650 mm) of SA: Southern Murray-Darling Basin Region
Carbon sequestration from revegetation: Southern Murray-Darling Basin Region
Plant biometrics and biomass productivity in the River Murray Dryland Corridor
South EastWoody biomass productivity and potential biomass industries in the Upper South East
Yorke PeninsulaCarbon sequestration from targeted carbon revegetation in the Southern Yorke Peninsula region

A carbon sequestration from revegetation estimator was developed as part of this project (excel calculator; best downloaded through Google Chrome). This tool estimates average above-ground carbon sequestration rates and plant stocking rates for a variety of revegetation types.

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Rows of planted trees in a paddock as part of a wind break/visual screen
Rows of planted trees as part of a wind break/visual screen, which provide carbon sequestration. Image Source: Trevor Hobbs.
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