Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation
Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all.
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Yarra Yarra Biodiversity
Project Description
The Yarra Yarra Biodiversity Project is a native reforestation project located in Southwest Australia. The project area was used for intensive agriculture, with more than 90% of the current planting area cleared during the 20th century to allow for farming of crops and livestock. This intensive use resulted in significant environmental degradation and inability to support further farming. Since 2008, the project has planted more than 30 million mixed native trees and shrubs across 21,000 hectares. Over the 50 years of the project, it is anticipated to remove upwards of 1.5M tonnes of carbon.
Key Information
Developer
Carbon Neutral
Project Type
Reforestation
Impact Type
Removal
Permanence
100
Methodology
Afforestation/Reforestation GHG Emissions Reduction & Sequestration Methodology
Project Lifetime
2014 – 2057
Oxford Category
Oxford Type 4—Nature-based Removals
Risk of Reversal
Nature-based projects like this one face some risk of reversal. Carbon storage may be affected by natural hazards such as wildfires, flooding, and escalating climate change impacts. Additionally, human-driven factors such as changes in land use or local governance structures can also impact carbon storage.
Registry & Verification
Registry
Gold Standard
Project ID
3039
UN Sustainable Development Goals
This project contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals
Goal 15: Life on Land
Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss.
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Yarra Yarra Biodiversity Corridor, Western Australia
Coordinates: -29.04278, 115.28586
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