Module 6
Module 6: Carbon Farming, Sequestration and Markets
Soil carbon is an essential component of soil organic matter, which is critical for soil health and productivity. It helps to improve soil structure, water holding capacity, nutrient cycling, and microbial activity. Furthermore, soil carbon plays a significant role in climate change mitigation by acting as a carbon sink. When carbon is stored in the soil, it is not released into the atmosphere as carbon dioxide, where it can contribute to global warming and climate change. In this module, you will find resources that explore the concepts around carbon farming, sequestration and markets.
Module 6 Session Recording
Module 6 Resources
How does the ACCU Scheme (formally the ERF) Work?
What is soil carbon farming?
Video by Carbonlink detailing how carbon farming works, and how it relates to regenerative agriculture.
Carbon Farming FAQ's, Education and Resources
Part of the Carbonlink website, which provides videos and information on carbon farming, ACCU’s, soil carbon projects, benefits of carbon farming and more.
Introductory video on how carbon cycles between the earth’s atmosphere, biosphere, lithosphere.
Emissions Reduction Fund: Opportunities to Participate
Video by the Dept. of Argriculture, Water & Environment.
What can I do on a farm to earn a carbon credit?
Article on easy to understand methods of earning carbon credits on a farm, written by Carbon Farmers of Australia.
Case study: Soil carbon project, West Gippsland, Victoria
Video by Clean Energy Regulator, featuring Neils Olsen’s soil carbon project.
Case Study: Native Forest Protection Project, Bulgoo Station, Western NSW
Video by Clean Energy Regulator, featuring Bulgoo Station’s Native Forest Protection Project.
Case Study: Revegetation Project, Wedderburn, Victoria
Video by Clean Enery Regulator, featuring Rosie Galea’s revegetation project at Wedderburn, Victoria.
Case Study: Moffat Falls
Article featuring Lorrainne Gordon and her experience in setting up a carbon project on her farm at Ebor, NSW.
Soil Carbon Sequestration
Excellent video by Dr. Elaine’s Soil Foodweb School on carbon sequestration, and it’s role in mitigating climate change.
Soils aint soils - Carbon Farming offers fertile future
CSIRO article describing the role of carbon farming in Australia’s agricultural future.
What is carbon farming and what is an ACCU?
RCS video explaining carbon farming and ACCUs.
How two graziers received 150,000 ACCU's from carbon farming
RSC video explaining how a farming enterprise can optimise carbon sequestration.
Laurie Case Study - Carbon Farming
Case study on the Lawrie family showing how they intergrated carbon farming into their grazing operation.
Farming - A climate change solution
Article featuring Dr. Christine Jones, and her work around the link between photosynthesis, microbes and soil carbon for more productive agriculture.
Other modules
Explore the other five modules that make up the Regenerative Agriculture Professional Learning site. Each module folder contains a recording of the professional learning presentations along with associated resources including websites, factsheets, case studies and activities.
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