Innovation in Restoration

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1 Innovation in Restoration 2030 and beyond

2 Why Innovation in Restoration?

3 How Big is the Restoration Challenge? Globally, two billion hectares of degraded and deforested land could benefit from restoration.

4 How Big is the Restoration Challenge? >90 million hectares of cleared land 441 threatened fauna species critically endangered, endangered or vulnerable 1272 threatened flora species critically endangered, endangered or vulnerable 80 threatened ecological communities Declining water quality (sediments and nutrients) flowing onto Great Barrier Reef Loss of traditional land management State of the Environment Report (2016)

5 Response to the Restoration Challenge Nature in Cities Reef Aid Thriving on Country Great Southern Landscapes Nature in Cities Tasmania Island Ark

6 Building Australia s Largest Native Seed Production Area $10M to build Australia s largest and most diverse native SPA Use of agricultural production systems for native seed production Control timing and volume of large quantities of diverse seed mixes (150+ species) for complex ecological restoration Focus on restoration of threatened grassy ecosystems of SE Australia

7 Recreating Diverse Grassy Ecosystems across South East Australia 10+ years of applied research to reinstate complex native grasslands and grassy woodlands 80+ native herb, forb and grass species successfully sown and established Re-instated native grasslands can be some of the highest quality examples remaining up to $50,000 per hectare for grassy ecosystem restoration across south-east Australia Complex Habitat Restoration for Victoria s Threatened Fauna Haining Farm Partnership with Parks Victoria and Zoos Victoria to recreate habitat and future release site for critically endangered Helmeted Honeyeaters and Leadbeater s Possums Engineering wetlands to create the right water regimes and foundations for habitat Bringing in leaf litter with insects and creating food webs by encouraging insect dispersal CSIRO partnership to showcase best practice reforestation in fire prone landscapes

8 Integrating Biodiversity into Productive Farming Systems Whole of Paddock Restoration (WOPR) in NSW and ACT Integrated Native Fodder System in the WA Wheatbelt Biodiverse Sandalwood plantations in WA and SA Integrating Trees into Productive Farms across the Tasmanian Midlands

9 Restoring Water Quality on the Great Barrier Reef $100M program over 10 years to restore water quality flowing onto Great Barrier Reef Innovations in wetland restoration to reduce nutrients levels (treatment trains, bio-filters) Innovations in large-scale erosion gully restoration to reduce suspended sediments in rivers Drone LIDAR monitoring to determine erosion rates and effectiveness of gully treatments

10 Eco-Cultural Restoration of Natural Landscapes Aboriginal Landcare Education Program - CALM training and working on country programs Eco-cultural restoration of Indigenous managed properties Two-way learning and supporting Indigenous enterprise Photo - Peter Banyard, Airborne Mapping & Photography Services Photo - Amanda Keesing, Gondwanalink Ltd

11 Monetising the Environment Landholder Payments & Investor Returns GA carbon aggregator generating landholder payments for ecological restoration Valuing Natural Capital on Farms partnership with National Australia Bank Innovative conservation finance and impact investment models (% return to investors)