Land Restoration Fund contracted projects
Oriners: Sefton Culture Carbon & Co-Benefits Savanna Burning Project—R3027
Fast facts
- Location
- Kowanyama, Cape York/Gulf Savannah/Joint Management Area
- Sector
- Local Government, First Nations
- Investment
- $6,562,500
- Proponent
- Kowanyama Aboriginal Shire Council
- Duration
- 6 years
- Emissions Reduction Fund project ID
- Pending
- Method
- Savanna Fire Management 2018 (sequestration and emissions avoidance)
- Local Government Area
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- Carpentaria Shire
- Cook Shire
- Co-benefits
- Wetlands
- Threatened Ecosystems
- Threatened Wildlife
- Native Vegetation
- Employment and Skills
- Local & Community Benefits
- First Nations location
- First Nations participation
Project summary
The Oriners - Sefton Culture Carbon & Co-Benefits Savanna Burning Project is a 6-year, $6.56 million collaboration between the Queensland Government and Kowanyama Aboriginal Shire Council. The project aims to improve the ecological condition of wetlands, threatened species habitat, threatened ecosystems and native vegetation while upskilling Indigenous employees and creating opportunities to work on Country through the delivery of fire management activities. The project will carry out baseline biodiversity inventory and feral animal management and will measure and verify its outcomes using the Accounting for Nature ‘savanna condition’ method.