For carbon markets to work effectively, we need a soil carbon auditing method that maximises grower profitability and gives purchasers confidence that credits translate to actual carbon sequestration on the ground. To maximise profitability for growers we must better understand the trade-off between the cost and the potential return on...

Australia’s carbon farming industry has grown steadily since the commencement of the Carbon Farming Initiative in 2011 and there is considerable potential to be exploited. However, only a very small proportion of landholders are currently engaged in carbon farming, and 80 per cent of Emission Reduction Fund (ERF) carbon reduction...

Plastics and limited quantities of mixed general waste can be effectively repurposed into new products for the built environment through additive manufacturing. Plastics and hard waste have multiple pathways for providing a new useful life: upcycling, downcycling, and energy extraction. This project collects and proposes the most promising options for...

Agriculture is more reliant on natural capital than almost any other sector of the economy, and is also uniquely positioned to redress this pressure by making a positive contribution to improving biodiversity, soil carbon, and other vital markers of ecosystem health. Entities large and small are now re-imagining, re-designing and...

Australian primary industries, which includes agriculture, fisheries and forestry, produce a signification amount of bi-product and waste. Increased adoption of practices is imperative if Australia is to meet its waste management targets. However, we first we need to understand the risks and benefits. This project will focus on identifying the...

Agriculture, fisheries and forestry produce a large amount and diversity of waste with the disposal of waste often involving environmentally harmful practices (including burning, on-farm burying and dumping), landfill and the unproductive use of ‘end of first use resources. Opportunities exist to move towards more sustainable management of waste where...

The impact of shocks to the Australian agriculture sector's supply-chain infrastructure (physical and digital) is potentially significant. There is a need to develop a cross-industry, national resilience framework that includes pre-emptive and reactive strategies and interventions to ensure that industry is prepared and has the tools to respond to any...