Planning underway for big revegetation projects
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Greening Australia says it is in the early planning stages for two massive revegetation projects in Queensland to help combat global warming.
Chief executive David Williams says two locations have been identified for broadscale tree planting, based on ecological needs.
Mr Williams says one area stretches from Hervey Bay to Birdsville through the Bunya Mountains, and the other is at the headwaters of the Burdekin River, and would reduce sediment and nutrient run-off on the Great Barrier Reef.
He says both projects would require significant partnerships, and about $100 million in funding.
"These are long-term projects, these sort of projects we anticipate having 20 year lifespans at the least," he said.
"Greening Australia can't do it on our own, we often partner with a whole alliance of organisations both government and non-government."
Mr Williams says the high costs are necessary to combat the problem effectively
"Over those number of years 'a' it's achievable and 'b' the only way you're going to address the threat is to work at the same scale," he said.
Mr Williams says carbon credits will be one of the main topics at the Veg Futures conference to be held in Toowoomba later this month.
