Getting Professional Advice
The Land Restoration Fund Approved Adviser Program
The LRF Approved Advisers program helps landholders to connect with carbon industry professionals.
Advisers complete LRF-specific training before being added to the Approved Adviser Directory. You can contact an Adviser directly for help with:
- the opportunities and implications of undertaking a carbon farming project
- the underpinning regulatory framework and approved methods of generating carbon credits in Australia
- the Land Restoration Fund and co-benefits
- carbon and other environmental markets
- evaluating the carbon and biodiversity potential of a property
- accessing and interpreting site-specific information including:
- land tenure restrictions and requirements
- obligations for commitment of land in both area and time
- application of potential methods
- potential co-benefits
- legal and financial considerations of undertaking a carbon farming project.
The Directory lists Advisers from the following professional groups:
- Solicitors: Must have a valid practising certificate and experience providing commercial legal advice to landholders.
- Accountants: Must hold full membership as a Chartered Accountant, Certified Practising Accountant, or Institute of Public Accountants membership, with experience in business accounting advice for landholders.
- Carbon Project Developers: Must be a signatory to the Australian Carbon Industry Code of Conduct and have experience as a carbon farming project developer.
- Environmental Consultants: Must hold relevant qualifications and membership with an industry association, with experience providing environmental advice to landholders.
- Agribusiness Advisers: Includes agronomists, environmental planners, economists and other consultants with experience advising landholders.
Finding the right Adviser
The Getting Started Guide explains steps to take before contacting an Adviser and suggests questions to ask your Adviser to make sure you get the right information for your property.