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Keep the Fires Burning - Blak, Loud and Proud

This year's NAIDOC Week theme honours the enduring strength and vitality of First Nations culture - with fire a symbol of connection to Country, to each other, and to the rich tapestry of traditions that define Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

GreenCollar is honoured by the opportunity to sit with Traditional Owners across Australia to listen to stories of truth telling and learn of a different way of working together in the future.

GreenCollar is proudly supporting another On Country camp to Binduuk where people travel from Yinggarda Country to Nyul Nyul Country to Keep the Fires Burning.

🌍🌿 International Day for Biological Diversity - today - shines a spotlight on action 🌿🌍

Today, on the International Day for Biological Diversity, we celebrate the incredible variety of life on Earth and reflect on our role in preserving it. This year’s theme, "Be part of the Plan," is a powerful call to action for everyone to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by supporting the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, also known as The Biodiversity Plan.

At GreenCollar, we are dedicated to taking action by partnering with landholders on environmental projects - in carbon, water, plastics and nature - and committed to applying science to measure and validate real outcomes that afford a value to critical environmental services. Our biodiversity initiative, NaturePlus™, is a world-leading biodiversity credit scheme that uses a scientifically robust environmental accounting framework to inform and incentivise evidence-based decision-making, ensuring positive impacts for nature.

NaturePlus™ generates certified outcomes in the condition of native ecosystems, which are valued and rewarded with transferrable NaturePlus™ Credits. Our aim is to achieve and maintain a net gain in the condition of native ecosystems globally. We enable scalable voluntary investment in projects that demonstrate real, measurable, and verifiable biodiversity outcomes.

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A scheme helping drive investment into global conservation outcomes NaturePlus™ is a new biodiversity credit scheme developed by GreenCollar, Australia’s foremost environmental market developer and investor. It informs and incentivises evidence-based decision-making for biodiversity by generating credits from projects that achieve positive impacts for nature.Nat...

Beef Week 2024 is approaching fast! We are excited to be exhibiting and speaking at this year's event in Rockhampton, QLD.

Our GreenCollar team will be there and available to talk about the Carbon Farming landscape and what other opportunities may exist for water and other nature-based projects. Plus, hear from one of our team as they take to the stage on Monday to talk about their journey in the carbon industry, including insights about how the carbon market in Qld has changed.

Whether you’re keen to talk shop or just come and say hello, come and visit us at Tech Yards - Stand 22 during Beef Week.

We look forward to seeing you there!

As we celebrate International Women's Day today, we reflect on how we can create fairness, equal opportunity and diversity for everybody. Here, women leaders from GreenCollar share their perspectives on the significance of IWD, this year's theme of and our collective responsibility in shaping a culture that is provides equal opportunity for all.

This International Women's Day let's amplify the voices of women as we build an inclusive foundation for future generations.

We are delighted to announce our investment in EnergyLink Services Pty Ltd, a carbon, energy and sustainability-focused advisory firm. This partnership enables us to increase end-to-end services to business, particularly agribusiness, in their efforts to decarbonise, satisfy net zero commitments, assess and mitigate impact on nature.

Media Release: GreenCollar’s strategic investment in EnergyLink Services creates an ‘end to end’ service for businesses seeking to decarbonise Media Release: Australia’s largest environmental markets developer and investor, GreenCollar, has made an investment in carbon, energy and sustainability-focused advisory firm, EnergyLink Services, forging a strategic partnership that will increase...

GreenCollar is proud to be a Silver Sponsor of the 2024 North Australia Savanna Fire Forum. The 6th annual Indigenous-led event, hosted by the IIndigenous Carbon Industry Network(ICIN), showcases Indigenous leadership in savanna fire management. Some of our GreenCollar team will be in attendance at the Darwin Convention Centre today 20th Feb -to 22nd Feb 2024. The forum continues to grow every year and will be attended by hundreds of fire managers, Indigenous land managers, carbon industry practitioners, scientists and policy makers from North Australia and beyond, with the event facilitating knowledge sharing and improved understanding and practice within the Indigenous carbon industry.

2024 North Australia Savanna Fire Forum Our purpose is to enable and empower Indigenous carbon producers and Traditional Owners of carbon projects to benefit from carbon markets through their land and sea management practices by supporting an active network of Indigenous carbon businesses and supporting agencies.

We are proud to support local community events around Australia, as well as have our team attend or speak at conferences or other industry events. Did you know we even host our own events like Carbon Farming Shed Talks in regional Australia? Now you can check out what we're supporting and where our team are going to be on our new events page. Be sure to pop in and say hello if you are in the area!

Events We are proud to participate in events around Australia and the world to support local communities and share our knowledge and experience. From local events and international conferences, to self-hosted shed talks and webinars, we’re out there helping businesses and local communities to put the env...

GreenCollar is proud to announce an innovative three-year partnership with the Australian Museum aimed at growing research capacity and building knowledge through the Museum’s Climate Solutions Centre. Both GreenCollar and the Museum have incredible teams of scientists and others who are working on how to deliver the transformational change we need to address the intersecting climate and biodiversity crises.

Our Chief Impact Officer, Nerida Bradley, said “Everything we do at GreenCollar is grounded in science. We are committed to investing in scientific research and are looking forward to co-designing research projects with the Australian Museum. The partnership plays to both our strengths, and together we’re hoping to really move the dial in understanding the importance of developing, testing and communicating the importance of innovative climate solutions”

Media Release: GreenCollar and Australian Museum Unite to Research Climate Impacts and Promote Awareness of Climate Solutions Media Release: On 1 November 2023 the Australian Museum (AM) announced a major new three-year collaboration with GreenCollar, Australia’s largest environmental markets investor and project developer, for the AM’s Climate...

At GreenCollar, we can't stop 'raven' about birds!
Last month, our Field Monitoring Co-ordinator and long-time twitcher Silas Darrell participated in the NSW Twitchathon, attempting to spot as many bird species over a 30hr period as possible to raise money to research the critically endangered Australian Painted Snipe. His team, The “Dunbogan Drongos” managed to identify 219 species, travelling over around 2000kms between Mount Hope in Western NSW, travelling back towards the coast, through Port Macquarie hinterland and to the shores of the Farquhar Inlet. What an effort!
Thanks Silas, Peter and Warren for these pics of a Sacred Kingfisher, Black Necked Stork, Rainbow Bee-eater and White breasted Woodswallow, and flock of budgies.
Plus - Check out these stunning photos from our field team member Gabe - a Mulga Parrot, Spiny-cheeked honeyeater and of course, Australia's tallest native bird, the Emu.

We're hiring!
Are you a Senior Ecologist keen to apply your practical knowledge to projects that restore and conserve biodiversity in a broad range of ecosystems? This leadership position gives you the chance to guide our team of scientists and will play a key role in scaling NaturePlus™ - our new biodiversity scheme - in Australia.
Interested? Visit the link below to apply

Positions Available If you don’t see an opportunity that matches your requirements then please get in touch via [email protected].

Last week we shared the details of NaturePlus™ - a new biodiversity credit scheme designed to drive voluntary investment into projects that deliver measured and verified outcomes for nature. NaturePlus™ has taken over three years of development, testing and validation, much of which has been overseen by Anjali Nelson, our General Manager for New Initiatives. In this episode of the Good Futures podcast, Anjali talks to John Treadgold about the development of the scheme and how it fits into a new range of business models that are geared towards restoring and conserving biodiversity.

#94: Anjali Nelson: GreenCollar driving natural-capital innovation with Nature Plus biodiversity credits - John Treadgold A conversation with Anjali Nelson, General Manager of Operations at GreenCollar, about developing nature-based solutions to combat both climate change and biodiversity loss.

Just under a year ago, we launched NaturePlus™ - a new biodiversity credit scheme designed to drive voluntary investment into projects that deliver measured and verified outcomes for nature. Today, we are proud to announce the issuance of our first NaturePlus™ Credits from one of 20 pilot projects running in Australia.

NaturePlus™ Credits each represent one hectare of habitat or species restoration or conservation.

Our aim with NaturePlus™ is to help achieve and maintain a net gain in the condition of native ecosystems globally. We are incredibly proud to be able to present and share this solution that values and incentivises measurable outcomes for nature across native fauna and vegetation, soil, fresh water, costal and marine environments both here in Australia and overseas.

Home - NaturePlus™ A number of Australian and International projects are undergoing feasibility scoping. To be eligible for validation as a NaturePlus™ Project, projects must first be registered and certified under the Accounting for Nature® Framework.

To celebrate the issuance of our first NaturePlus™ Credits, GreenCollar has sponsored a special four-part series of the Good Future podcast exploring the role of markets in addressing the biodiversity crisis. In this episode, fund manager and farmer, Nigel Tiverton shares his experience of developing agriculture projects with the regeneration of biodiversity at their core and discusses 'the business of biodiversity'.

Listen to the episode here: https://soundcloud.com/goodfuture/nigel-sharp-the-business-of-biodiversity

The final episode, due out soon, features our very own Anjali Nelson discussing the development of the NaturePlus™ Scheme.

Nigel Sharp: A pioneer in the business of biodiversity, farmer, impact investor and conservationist Today we’re approaching the topic of investing in biodiversity, by speaking to Nigel Sharp, he’s a farmer, but he’s also a businessman and a fund manager. And over the past two decades he’s been a pio

GreenCollar says YES.
We stand together with more than 80% of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in supporting recognition through the creation of a Voice to Parliament. We are privileged to work and walk with Traditional Owners and their communities in many parts of Australia every day, listening and learning from 65,000 years of Indigenous connection, knowledge and culture.
Read our full statement here.

GreenCollar says “YES” GreenCollar supports saying “YES” to recognising Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the Constitution through a Voice to Parliament. We support the Voice as a simple and practical step on the path to creating a better future together.-

Are you farming in the Burnett Mary Region in Queensland? Are you keen to understand what carbon farming really means?
Join us for a Shed Talk to have your questions answered by our local experts.
Our team will take you through the practical things you need to know about carbon farming, and help you understand if carbon farming is right for the land and your operation. No hard-sell, just straight talking and honest advice.

When:
Tuesday 19th September: Mundubbera
Monday 16th October: Mt Perry

Registrations are essential to attend, so please RSVP via the link below

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Shed talks Carbon farming is becoming more and more popular with farmers around Australia, so if you’re not already involved in a carbon farming project, it’s worth understanding how it works, the potential benefits it can offer, and the implications it can have for agribusiness.

A new Reef Credit Method, developed by Verterra Ecological Engineering in partnership with GreenCollar and AgriProve, is now open for consultation through Eco-Markets Australia. Once finalised, the Grazing Land Management Method will open the opportunity for graziers across the Great Barrier Reef Catchments to generate Reef Credits through improved grazing practices to create a new and diversified income stream.

The new Method tracks how changes in land management reduce the flow of sediment into waterways, supporting graziers to achieve higher levels of ground cover before high intensity rainfall periods. It will see land managers rewarded with one Reef Credit for every 538kgs of sediment prevented from flowing onto the Reef.

Reef Credits is a voluntary environmental market that has had strong investment from both the public and private sector. Find out more about the proposed Method and the opportunity to get involved here.

Reef Credits: Grazing Land Management Method A new Grazing Land Management (GLM) Method that measures and values the reduction in sediment losses resulting from improved grazing land management has been published for public consultation under the Reef Credit Scheme.

Last weekend we were delighted to celebrate 64 years of the Louth Races, joining thousands of people who had travelled from near and far at one of the friendliest and most unique race days in Australia.
It's coming together at events like these that truly embodies our company culture where teamwork, fun, and supporting local communities go hand in hand. We're looking forward to next year's event already!

UN scientific advisors have today acknowledged the enormous amount of work that has been done to help protect the Great Barrier Reef, but have also stressed that it remains under 'serious threat'. Accelerating water quality improvements remains a key focus with the UN stating a 'drastic shift' is required to reach targets for fine sediment and dissolved inorganic nitrogen. Read more: bit.ly/3rX8jmJ

The Reef Credit market was designed in collaboration with landholders, researchers and Queensland Government to tackle these two issues by working with farmers and graziers to deliver measurable and verifiable reductions in sediment and nitrogen flowing onto the Reef.
Find out how you can incorporate water quality gains into your sustainability strategy by clicking the link below.

Water Reef Credits is a voluntary environmental market that addresses the issue of poor water quality at the Great Barrier Reef.

When it comes to criticism of voluntary carbon projects, we should be listening more to indigenous peoples and local communities and the impact of these criticisms on them, argues Beto Borges, Director of Forest Trends Association Communities and Secretariat of the Peoples Forests Partnership. People's Forest Partnership is an indigenous-led organisation that GreenCollar is proud to participate in. Read the opinion piece here:

“Carbon cowboy” pieces get clicks, but at the risk of ignoring what indigenous communities are actually saying - Ecosystem Marketplace The climate finance space is at risk. Confronted with an onslaught of agenda-driven media coverage aiming to discredit one of the largest sources of funding available for forest protection, mechanisms like REDD+ and voluntary carbon markets could be unfairly discredited to the point of losing moment...

You’ve heard about grants, and you’re hearing more about markets and Reef Credits – what’s the difference between the two and how do you know which is best for you?

Reef Credits or Grants - carefully considering the best options for you All of the latest climate and sustanability news from GreenCollar

Have you heard about Reef Credits but not sure if running a project is the right fit for you or your business? There are now three different ways to get involved including fertiliser management, constructing wetlands and repairing gullies. With the right approach and scale, a Reef Credit project could make a valuable economic contribution to your farm. Find out more here.

Reef Credits – 3 different approaches to meet different needs When Reef Credits launched in 2020, there was just one way farmers and other land managers could get involved – by improving fertiliser management to reduce the flow of dissolved inorganic nitrogen to the Great Barrier Reef. Now, three years later, there are two new ways to get involved that suit ...

Reef Credits recognise the effort involved in changing farming practices to reduce the flow of pollutants onto the Reef. And most importantly, doing this without negatively impacting agricultural productivity. Find out more about this new market and how your business can benefit from a reef project.

What are Reef Credits and how are they generated? All of the latest climate and sustanability news from GreenCollar

This week we are excited to be supporting Bowen River Rodeo & Campdraft in North Queensland on Thursday - Saturday. If you’re at the event, keep an eye out for Bart and Tristan from the GreenCollar team, who can talk to you about how you can get paid to fix up your gullies with a Reef Credit project. Come and grab a free coffee at the coffee van on Friday 9 June- See you there!

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The Carbon Market Institute Carbon Farming Conference kicks off today in Cairns, where GreenCollar's Chief Impact Officer Nerida Bradley, will be joining a panel of national experts for an in-depth discussion of the current state of the market outlook and how recent reform initiatives will impact supply and demand drivers.
Plus, tomorrow Anjali Nelson, our Head of Operations, will be joining panelists as they give an overview on how leaders in the Pacific are approaching carbon markets and what high-integrity, community-led projects are in development.

Carbon Farming Industry Forum - Carbon Market Institute The Carbon Market Institute (CMI)’s Carbon Farming Industry Forum is the key industry event convening stakeholders across the supply chain of Australia’s carbon market and carbon farming industry. The Forum provides a platform for key stakeholders to gather, consider latest developments and prog...

Wayne Gattera is a cane farmer in South Johnstone, within the Great Barrier Reef catchment. Here he talks about why Reef Credits are a beneficial addition to his farm, improving productivity and farming practices, and providing an additional stream of income.

Why one QLD cane grower recommends Reef Credits Wayne Gattera talks to GreenCollar about why Reef Credits are a beneficial project farmers can take on that improves productivity, improves farming practices...

This month in our Shaping the Future series, we chat with Anjali Nelson, our General Manager - Operations, who supports our Operations team to deliver their work as the engine room of GreenCollar. With a history working on new product development in Plastics, International Carbon and Biodiversity, Anjali brings her passion for creating impact at scale to our domestic carbon work; "I get to engage with our incredible staff to innovate the way we deliver our projects. It is pretty cool to be supporting some of Australia’s very best environmental market technicians, project managers and field teams."

South West Outback Queensland is home to a broad range of diverse and expansive landscapes. The ochre and rugged roads can make for a long drive, but the amazing views make it all worthwhile. 📸 Thanks to Sjoerd for this pic!

The relationships we have with our project partners are incredibly important to us. Whether it's the initial consultations with one of our Business Development Managers to assess project potential, regular chats with our Project Partnerships team to make sure things are on track, or interactions with our field team during their visits to survey and monitor projects. Every step of the way, we love that our relationships more often than not, turn from business relationships, into friendships. And, we're pleased to say, the feeling is often reciprocated. Here's what one of our project partners had to say about our team recently.

"I just wanted to say a really sincere thank you for the great field crew you guys have. The last few days we have had Ezra & Sjoerd staying with us for monitoring, and they were just such a pleasure to have here. Both as bright as buttons and great positive energy! Like always, your team is so courteous, friendly and very switched on. The calibre of your people in the field is really amazing....Learning from your team is something we enjoy and we always hope we can be of value in return by imparting some of our knowledge too. It is clear to us how passionate they are about the environment and the work they do. We never take for granted how lucky we are to have found GreenCollar and to be working with such a lovely group of people. It really feels like GreenCollar is just part of our business, like an extension of our business, because the project and your people share similar vision and values to us, and it has integrated so easily into how we roll. A really genuine partnership 🤗."

We're feeling incredibly chuffed to have received this glowing feedback from valued partners Nadia and Rob at Goondicum Station, and very proud of Ezra and Sjoerd - you guys rock.

We often share what a day in the life of our field team is like... but what about their nights?
Camping in wide open spaces and doing some late-night star gazing from the comfort of your swag doesn't officially appear on our job ads, but it's definitely one of the perks of the job 😍.
📸 Thanks to Andrew for this pic!