The $15.3 million Victorian Carbon Farming Program (VCFP) provides an opportunity for private landholders to reduce emissions and build resilience to a changing climate. This program will support private landholders to: plant woodlot, agroforestry and shelterbelt trees everage opportunities available from timber, carbon or environmental markets realise on-farm co-benefits such as shade and shelter for…
The Gippsland Forestry Hub welcomes the great news that HVP Plantations recently announced that they have finalised an agreement with Victorian Government to expand the forestry estate in Gippsland. The agreement will allow an additional 14,000 hectares of softwood plantations to be planted over the next 10 years under the program. It is a great…
Fennell Forestry, a Mount Gambier based harvest and haulage company has commissioned the world’s second ever electric log truck, in the hope of providing a realistic carbon-zero solution for the industry. Transport is Australia’s second highest contributor to carbon emissions. A single diesel-powered log truck produces in excess of 500 tonnes of carbon every year….
Responsible Wood and our certificate holders are committed to Australian forests and their communities. They believe that forest based communities are stronger, healthier and happier when they can connect, understand, access and enjoy their local forests. We want to support building this connection through the 22-23 Responsible Wood Community Grants program. The 22-23 Responsible Wood…