It could be some months before farmers in Australia’s rangelands can earn carbon credits for restoring native vegetation.
The guidelines which set out how they can make money from schemes like the Federal Government’s Carbon Farming Initiative are still being developed.
Dale Miles, from environmental consultants Outback Ecology, says it’s a fairly rigorous process.
“It’s still sitting under consideration with the Domestic Offset Integrity Committee which is the committee tasked under the clean energy regulator to review the methodologies.
“So we hope that it’s going to become available for public interest by early 2013.”
Broadacre croppers and farmers involved in intensive agricultural industries have had access to various Carbon Farming Initiatives since July 1.
Meanwhile, the Federal Government has released another carbon farming methodology for public comment.
The new methodology would allow farmers to earn credits for promoting native revegetation on their properties.
It is based on the methodology already approved, which allows landholders to earn credits for environmental plantings on their properties.
Public comment on the proposed methodology will be accepted until September 26.
