Daintree National Park in Queensland, Australia is home to wet tropical rainforest hosting dozens of rare types of flora and fauna, including the endangered Spectacled Flying-foxes and Cassowaries. Various plants and animals are unique to this region, creating an urgency for preservation and revitalization. With encroaching weeds and disused farming land with low lying areas, which occasionally experience drastic flooding these areas can be restored to their original ecosystems.
With a mission to recreate authentic rainforest filled with native species such as Eucalyptus, Melaleuca, and an Acacia emergent layer, a new, diverse sub-canopy is being formed. With 6,200 trees already planted within the Daintree Life planting site, project operators Dave and Connie aim to revegetate five more zones to bring the total to 40,000 trees. This would not only form an outreach corridor with existing coastal mangroves, increasing the climate resilience of the community and restoring the ecosystem, but facilitate full government protection for the plot zones. A valuable habitat and abundance of natural food sources will help to recreate a thriving rainforest landscape.
Begun in 2022, Connie and Dave were approached by the current landowners of this property with the aim of revegetation. Motivated by the reality of habitat destruction and conservation of vital rainforest species, their efforts help to ensure a future home for local wildlife, in particular for primary care species.
“We have found that working with OFP offers a streamlined and transparent workflow via the OFP app and data uploading process. We have also found that our manager (Nigel Barford) has been extremely helpful, guiding us and answering all our questions and queries promptly.”
Daintree Life connected with Open Forest Protocol to properly measure, report, and verify their growing forest, finding that it opened doors to climate financing that were previously closed. By using data from sample measurements, they can now access an accurate growth record for multiple tree species, benefiting future zones on the project and for the future.
“Previously to OFP monitoring, we relied on guesswork and anecdotes rather than hard verifiable data. This partnership with OFP and the associated monitoring also provides credibility to our project when seeking grants and other funding sources – particularly when all monitoring data is available to the wider world through the OFP atlas.”
With a goal to see authentic forest cover emerge across the site, ushering in the return of wildlife and contributing to natural carbon sequestration, Daintree Life in Australia is well on their way to 40,000 trees with OFP technology at their fingertips. Visit them on th OFP Atlas Explorer: https://atlas.openforestprotocol.org/1695248623035
Sign up with your email address to receive fresh news and updates.