With environmental markets rapidly emerging there are opportunities for genuine transformational change in land-use practices within a drying climate. Wheatbelt NRM are committed to building a foundation of integrity that generates optimum production landscape and nature repair outcomes. The project aims to conduct grower-led research that informs farm business decision-making about whether to participate in environmental market projects, and if so, to determine the most appropriate project and partnership for each farm business.

The pilot ‘Wheatbelt land-use paradigms – navigating new industries in the low carbon and natural capital era’ is supported by the Australian Government through funding from the Climate-Smart Agriculture program under the Natural Heritage Trust.