Remotely Sensed Rangelands Carbon Project

Project Member(s): Chen, F., Lipman, J., Liang, B., Huete, A.

Funding or Partner Organisation: Charles Sturt University (Charles Sturt University CRC)
Federation University Australia (Federation University Australia CRC)
Food Agility CRC Limited (Food Agility CRC)
Food Agility CRC Limited (Food Agility CRC)
Cibo Labs Pty Ltd (Cibo Labs CRC)
Carbon Link Operations Pty. Ltd. (Carbon Link Operations CRC)
A. A. Company Pty Ltd (A. A. Company CRC)
The Mullion Group Pty Ltd (The Mullion Group CRC)

Start year: 2022

Summary: This project will estimate and baseline carbon in soil and vegetation using an ensemble-model based approach (FLINTpro, RothC, FullCAM) that uses biomass and vegetation as a proxy for carbon. The model will be validated against soil samples. As the quality of the model improves it will minimise the need for high-cost soil samples, making carbon measurement affordable for rangelands operators. So Australia’s land stewards will be able to the greatest potential for carbon sequestration and access new revenue streams.

FOR Codes: Carbon sequestration science, Ecosystem function, Environmental assessment and monitoring, Environment, ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY, CLIMATE CHANGE AND NATURAL HAZARDS

Acknowledgement of Country

UTS acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidiagal people and the Gamaygal people, upon whose ancestral lands our university stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.