Landcare, Soil & Carbon Links
L-R: Jim Adams (National Landcare Network, CEO), Gary Nairn AO and Patrick O’Connor (NLN, Chair)
Parliamentary Friends of Landcare
In early March, Chairman Gary Nairn AO attended the launch of the Parliamentary Friends of Landcare inviting politicians to join in championing the work of Landcare and the beneficial impact it has on the environment.
New South Wales Nationals Senator Perin Davey says the work done by Landcare is an essential part of restoring and protecting our local environment.
“Landcare not only supports our native flora and fauna, but also helps farmers and fishers across Australia adopt sustainable practices to deliver productive and environmental outcomes,” Senator Davey said.
National Soil Advocate’s Forum
In April, Gary was invited to attend the National Soil Advocate’s Forum covering soil organic carbon. The Hon. Penny Wensley AC and her office put together a broad range of experts to present at the forum and a very good group of stakeholders to attend, ask questions and debate some of the big issues.
Beyond descriptions of soil organic carbon and how it can be increased, there was plenty of debate around those parts of Australia best situated to sequester carbon; the issue of the accuracy of measurement; and of its permanence. There is much work going into these issues and they will be the basis of much conjecture around carbon credits as many organisations jockey for involvement in the credit market. Watch this space!
You can view all the presentations here: https://vimeo.com/soilsadvocate
Carbon Link
Following the forum, Gary then attended a day in Nimmitabel run by Terry McCosker and his Resource Consulting Services. Terry is also Executive Chairman of Carbon Link, a company that has been developing methodologies to better measure soil organic carbon and related technologies.
RCS has been a leading company in Australia for 30 years working with farmers to help make their farms more regenerative and profitable. RCS’s ‘Grazing for Profit’ courses have been undertaken by literally tens of thousands of farmers and his methodologies are key drivers for sequestering carbon.