Title |
Biodiverse Planting for Carbon and Biodiversity on Indigenous Land
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Published in |
PLOS ONE, March 2014
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DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0091281 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Anna R. Renwick, Catherine J. Robinson, Tara G. Martin, Tracey May, Phil Polglase, Hugh P. Possingham, Josie Carwardine |
Abstract |
Carbon offset mechanisms have been established to mitigate climate change through changes in land management. Regulatory frameworks enable landowners and managers to generate saleable carbon credits on domestic and international markets. Identifying and managing the associated co-benefits and dis-benefits involved in the adoption of carbon offset projects is important for the projects to contribute to the broader goal of sustainable development and the provision of benefits to the local communities. So far it has been unclear how Indigenous communities can benefit from such initiatives. We provide a spatial analysis of the carbon and biodiversity potential of one offset method, planting biodiverse native vegetation, on Indigenous land across Australia. We discover significant potential for opportunities for Indigenous communities to achieve carbon sequestration and biodiversity goals through biodiverse plantings, largely in southern and eastern Australia, but the economic feasibility of these projects depend on carbon market assumptions. Our national scale cost-effectiveness analysis is critical to enable Indigenous communities to maximise the benefits available to them through participation in carbon offset schemes. |
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United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
Australia | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 103 | 98% |
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Researcher | 20 | 19% |
Student > Master | 18 | 17% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 13 | 12% |
Other | 8 | 8% |
Student > Bachelor | 5 | 5% |
Other | 12 | 11% |
Unknown | 29 | 28% |
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Environmental Science | 28 | 27% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 21 | 20% |
Social Sciences | 9 | 9% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 3 | 3% |
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 1 | <1% |
Other | 8 | 8% |
Unknown | 35 | 33% |