Land Restoration Fund contracted projects
Reforesting Wawu Dimbi (Place of Spirits) Daintree Project—R2033
Fast facts
- Location
- Daintree, Far North QLD
- Sector
- Conservation
- Investment
- $1.35 million
- Proponent
- Gondwana Rainforest Trust
- Duration
- 15 years
- Emissions Reduction Fund project ID
- Pending
- Method
- Environmental plantings
- Local Government Area
- Douglas Shire
- Co-benefits
- Threatened ecosystems
- Threatened wildlife
- Native vegetation
- Employment and skills
- Diversity and human rights
- First Nations participation
- First Nations location
Project summary
The Reforesting Wawu Dimbi (Place of Spirits) Daintree Project is a $1.35 million, 15-year partnership between the Queensland Government and Gondwana Rainforest Trust. The project will employ 12 Indigenous people to undertake a reforestation project on 39 hectares of land in the Daintree. Jabalbina Yalanji Aboriginal Corporation will partner with the project to deliver training and employment outcomes for young Kuku Yalanji people working on Country. The project will restore cleared land into a functional rainforest ecosystem and create new habitat for endemic species including the endangered Southern Cassowary.