Greenhouse solutions and carbon sequestration

Links with industry

The department has established pilot partnerships with Australian industry and agricultural land owners to explore the feasibility and management of new plantations for carbon sequestration in Western Australia. BP and WAPET have signed agreements with the department, and 3,000 hectares of trees were established during the winter of 1999.

In the BP project, plantation effort is to be concentrated in the Lake Toolibin catchment, an important wetland for biological conservation. The WAPET project will have a strong focus in the Moora area, which has recently been impacted by destructive floods.

DEC will continue to seek new partners interested in investing in the environment and can be contacted through the Plantations Manager This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it