Land Restoration Fund contracted projects

Central Cape York Regional Savanna Fire Project—R1015

Fast facts

Location
4 locations across Central Cape York Peninsula
Sector
First Nations
Investment
$28.85 million
Proponent
Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation
Duration
15 years
Emissions Reduction Fund project ID
Pending
Method
Savanna fire management 2018 (sequestration and emissions avoidance)
Local Government Area
Cook Shire
Co-benefits
  • Great Barrier Reef
  • Wetlands
  • Threatened ecosystems
  • Threatened wildlife
  • Native vegetation
  • Coastal ecosystems
  • Diversity and human rights
  • Employment and skills
  • Resilience and connectivity
  • First Nations participation
  • First Nations location

Project summary

The Central Cape York Regional Savanna Fire Project is a 15-year, $28.85 million collaboration between the Queensland Government and the Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation on behalf of an alliance of Indigenous landholders. The Project aims to manage almost 1 million hectares of Cape York Peninsula under significantly improved fire regimes based on Indigenous cultural burning practices, whilst providing a meaningful increase in indigenous, environmental and socio-economic co-benefits in the area.

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