Little River Catchment
Restoration Economics: Unlocking Small-Scale Environmental Planting Potential in NSW
Overview
The Little River catchment covers 241,211 ha encompassing the towns of Yeoval and Cumnock
Public Land
The public land estate (National Parks and State Forest) represent 22,000 ha or 9% of the catchment area on the western boundary
Carbon Yields
Environmental Plantings, (Block Configuration) yields vary across the Catchment from 3.5 – 23.2 ACCUs / ha / yr averaged over a 25- year crediting period.
Source: CSIRO FullCAM 2020 Modelling
Carbon Target Areas
Areas which exceed 10 ACCUs / Ha / yr are proposed to be the target carbon areas for the project.
10 ACCUs / Ha / yr equates to a gross margin of approximately $600 / ha which is the point of which carbon yields typically overtake grazing yields.
This assumption will be tested as part of the project.
Source: Renovo Ag
Target Properties
263 properties containing carbon yielding areas greater than 10 ACCUs / ha / yr exist in the catchment.
These represent the target properties for the project.
Statistics
