WEBINAR | Carbon Method Development

In May 2024, the Australian Government called for submissions as a new way of developing Australian Carbon Credits Units (ACCU) Scheme methods. Multiple stakeholders have proposed new and innovative methods, or changes to existing methods, as part of an EOI process. Some proposed methods would provide an expansion of the projects that can qualify for ACCUs, increase opportunities for forest and land managers, leverage the carbon benefits and co-benefits from adaptive forest management, and deliver better outcomes for our forests.

Webinar attendees will learn from key representatives of new proposals and existing methods – join Blair Freeman (Enhancing Native Forest Resilience, the method proposed by Forestry Australia), Zoe Ryan (Integrated Farm and Land Management) and Steve Hrast (Alternative assurance pathway for Schedule 1 plantation forestry), as they share further details on respective methods under the ACCU Scheme. This session is for anyone engaged or interested in Australia’s carbon market and related opportunities for forest management. A webinar not to be missed.

Date: Wednesday 11 September
Time: 12:30 – 1:45pm (AEST)
RFP CPD Points: 1.25

Everyone who registers:

  • Receives a link and joining instructions 24 hours before the webinar commences
  • Receives a recording of the webinar – so if you can’t listen live, you can listen later

Forestry Australia Member: $10 | Non-Member: $60 | Student members: Free
Registrations close: 10am, Tuesday 10 September

To register, click HERE

Blair Freeman

Blair Freeman is the Head of Strategy and Sustainability with Indufor, an international forest sector consulting firm. Blair is a professional forester with over 25 years of experience in providing advisory services on forest policy, strategic planning and natural resource management across Australia and the Asia Pacific. His consulting services have included extensive work on forest sector opportunities for climate change mitigation.

Blair holds a Bachelor of Forest Science from the University of Melbourne and an MBA from the Australian Graduate School of Management. He is an alumnus of the World Forest Institute, where he represented the Australian forestry sector under a Gottstein Trust fellowship. Blair is also a Director of Forestry Australia and regular contributor to the association’s position statements on forest policy and ecologically sustainable forest management.

Zoe Ryan

Zoe Ryan has twenty years of experience working and researching land-based carbon abatement opportunities, both in Australia and internationally. For the past seven years, Zoe has worked at Climate Friendly, which is one of Australia’s largest and longest established carbon farming service providers, with more than 150 projects registered under the Australian Government ACCU scheme. Zoe manages teams responsible for the due diligence and auditing of Climate Friendly’s carbon farming projects, and is also responsible for planning the rollout of the Integrated Farm and Land Management method within Climate Friendly. Previously at Climate Friendly, Zoe managed the Business Development team which was responsible for assessment of new project types under the Emissions Reduction Fund, and value-added services such as natural capital and carbon neutrality.   Prior to joining Climate Friendly, Zoe was the Forest Carbon Specialist for the FFI/Macquarie Carbon Forests Taskforce, where she was responsible for technical oversight of a portfolio of Reduce Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD) carbon projects located in Asia-Pacific and South America.

Stephen Hrast

Steve is a specialist carbon forester who facilitates the registration, reporting, and audits of all carbon projects at PF Olsen. He is an experienced operational forester with a wide range of skills in resource management, planning and operational execution. Steve holds a Bachelor of Forest Science and Master of Science, GIS, and we look forward to his insight.

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