Land Restoration Fund contracted projects
Babinda Swamp Forest Restoration—R3003
Fast facts
- Location
- Babinda, Wet Tropics
- Sector
- Conservation
- Investment
- $1,500,000
- Proponent
- Landscape Ecological Services Pty Ltd
- Duration
- 10 years
- Emissions Reduction Fund project ID
- ERF194937
- Method
- Reforestation by Environmental or Mallee Plantings - FullCAM
- Local Government Area
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- Cairns Regional
- Co-benefits
- Great Barrier Reef
- Wetlands
- Coastal Ecosystems
- Threatened Ecosystems
- Threatened Wildlife
- Native Vegetation
- Employment and Skills
- Local & Community Benefits
Project summary
The Babinda Swamp Forest Restoration Project is an 11-year, $1.5 million collaboration between the Queensland Government and Landscape Ecological Services Pty Ltd. The project aims to restore 35 hectares of endangered ecosystems, wetland vegetation and threatened species habitat, while delivering socio-economic co-benefits by upskilling and employing regional workers, bringing new income streams to the community, and building local expertise in delivering environmental projects.