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TODAY: Experts from Oregon Department of Forestry, Mast Reforestation and Finite Carbon will present at a WGA workshop about how to increase the accessibility of #carbonmarkets for small landowners. Register here to watch a FREE livestream and join in the conversation https://ow.ly/kIFr50QLPHP

Our Land Resource Assessment and Science team collects, curates, and communicates high quality soil and landscape data and knowledge from Cape York to the Lower Balonne. Graduate Land Resource Officer, Rachela Mura, is preparing the rig to collect soil samples for a project in Fraser Coast. During field operations, the team employs a hydraulic ram to insert a tube into the ground and extract the soil. Then, the key features of the soils (e.g., colour, structure, and texture) and landscapes (e.g. a levee on an alluvial plain) are described and sampled. Back in the office, the team inputs the data into the Soil and Land Information database (commonly known as SALI). The information is interpreted and spatial products like maps of soils, land systems, crop suitability and land degradation are created. These outputs are then published on the Queensland Globe, under the Geoscientific layer. These play a crucial role in facilitating the assessment of strategic cropping land applications and providing support to the Vegetation Management team on salinity, erosion, and acid sulfate soils. The data is fundamental in the assessment of major infrastructure projects, and in increasing our understanding of land degradation condition and trends. It contributes to the Agricultural Land Class layer used by Department of State Development, Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning, local governments and Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (Queensland) and other spatial products input into reef water quality models.  The hard work executed by this team helps to support our core purpose – to capitalise on Queensland’s resources for sustainable economic prosperity and just outcomes.  #nationalscienceweek2023

Every project benefits from the customised GIS solutions we design with your project in mind. Customised environmental data capture means enhanced results and rapid, accurate report production. Learn more about technology-driven ecology here. #E2M #E2MConsulting #TechnologyDrivenEcology

It’s time to get your Great Created Newt environmental DNA analysis slots booked in. We get booked up quickly for our early slots so even though the newts aren’t quite out and about yet, it’s already time to start thinking ahead to the survey season. #adas #edna #gcn2024

As the world is progressing in education, technology, administration and in various fields, our environment and ecology is degrading as well. One of the biggest key environmental degradations in our world is soil degradation, so knowing its importance I created a documentary as an academic project. I provided the link below- https://lnkd.in/gam4AM28 #dseu #documentry #soildegradation #climatechange #saveworld #saveecology #biodiversity #savesoil

Following a turbulent six months for the leading carbon registry, Verra recently updated its Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) program. Included in VCS Version 4.5 are more granular #carboncredit labels and enhanced safeguards, which will promote greater transparency and market integrity, respectively. The additions are designed to bring the carbon standard in line with market initiatives such as the The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM). In conjunction, Verra announced changes to its Non-Permanence Risk Tool (NPRT) for Agriculture, Forestry, and Other Land Use (AFOLU) projects. In non-jargon terms, that means changes to the way it assesses non-permanence risk and calculates #bufferpool contributions for most nature-based projects. Buffer pools are an incomplete risk protection for a number of reasons, many of which we’ve detailed in the past. While Verra makes several encouraging additions to its methodology — such as taking into account future #climatechange risks (including escalating natural disasters and sea-level rises), and increasing minimum withholdings — will it be enough to eliminate their design flaws? Or are design flaws a function of the concept itself? https://lnkd.in/e-xYHfj8

Identifying the initial step of land reclamation might be daunting. Allow EcoPoint to offer a comprehensive and detailed response to that question. While we firmly believe that each land parcel is unique, we understand that the process begins with a single element: data. As experts in applying geospatial solutions to environmental and ecological management, we develop tailored mapping solutions to capture data essential for transparency and/or regulatory compliance.

This paper discusses the use of handheld imagery (e.g., cell phone cameras) to collect vegetation data on reclaimed #oilandgas well pads along with spatially balanced sampling. This method developed by Abnova Ecological Solutions' Michael Curran and others reduces observer bias, collects data in a fraction of the time of traditional methods, results in permanent records which are spatially-explicit, and can be used to better understand seed mix outcomes while satisfying all existing regulatory criteria. As image processing technologies advance, so to will the benefits of image-based monitoring. We've successfully adapted this methodology to rangeland and grassland monitoring as well as for conservation banking and #wildlife #habitat assessments. #environmentalmonitoring www.abnovaecology.com https://lnkd.in/epKPdg7V

A final reminder: the opportunity to have your say on a proposed new method under the Reef Credit Standard closes next week. The Method for Accounting Fine Sediment Abatement through Improved Grazing Land Management – Version 1.0, which is currently open for public consultation, closes next week, on Thursday, 19 October. This methodology describes the approach to achieve and quantify reductions in Fine Sediment (FS) from rural landscapes through improved grazing land management. The aim is to increase farm productivity and resilience, improve overall soil health, and reduce fine sediment run-off to the Great Barrier Reef. For more information and to provide your feedback, please visit the Public Consultation section on our website 👉 https://lnkd.in/gzPD_dfF This method was developed in partnership between Verterra Ecological Engineering, GreenCollar and AgriProve. #ecomarketsaustralia #reefcredits #environmentalmarkets #grazing #methodology