The Agriculture Stewardship Enhancing Remnant Vegetation Pilot is a trialled mechanism to pay farmers for improving biodiversity on farms. The Enhancing Remnant Vegetation Pilot was part of the wider $66.1 million Agriculture Stewardship Package, an Australian Government commitment to improve biodiversity stewardship on farms.
Focus
Opportunities for carbon farming and biodiversity stewardship are increasingly available to land managers to support revenue diversification and increase land productivity. NRM North was selected as one of six Australian regions to test the Enhancing Remnant Vegetation (ERV) Pilot, which paid farmers to protect and enhance remnant vegetation areas on-farm. Selected farmers committed to a minimum 10-year period, during which time they will receive ongoing payments and incentives to undertake infill planting, weed and pest management, and fencing works for enhanced grazing control at selected areas.
Core Elements
The Enhancing Remnant Vegetation Pilot had 5 core elements:
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Under the pilot, farmers who improve and manage native vegetation using the stipulated protocol will receive payments for biodiversity outcomes.
Applications
The northern Tasmanian NRM region has been selected as one of six Australian regions to test the Enhanced Remnant Vegetation Pilot.
Under the pilot, farmers who improve existing native vegetation – in line with management protocols developed by the Australian National University (ANU) – will receive payments for biodiversity outcomes.
Farmers could receive payments to manage and enhance remnant native vegetation on-farm. Examples may include:
These plantings can also benefit farmers by providing shelter for livestock, improving soil moisture and reducing erosion.
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Applications are now closed.
This project was funded by the Australian Government.