Biodiversity in Agriculture: Maximising Opportunities for your Business – Online

This free webinar explores the challenging but critical issue “Is There a Financial as well as an Environmental Return from Building Biodiversity in Agricultural Businesses?”

Participants will gain insights into natural capital accounting systems and practical on-farm biodiversity management.

This is a great opportunity to hear from five leading biodiversity specialists who will share their knowledge with you. They will discuss the latest:

• Science in biodiversity for agriculture
• Emerging financial opportunities
• Practical on-farm management strategies
• Biodiversity metrics.

Webinar speakers are:

Professor Hugh Possingham, former Queensland Chief Scientist and current Chief Scientist for Accounting for Nature and Chief Councillor of the Biodiversity Council. Prof. Possingham has research interest in environmental markets and will share insights into new markets and the challenges of quantifying biodiversity.

Dr Amanda Hansson, Capacity Building & Advisory Manager at Accounting for Nature, has been upskilling producers as part of the Landcare Agriculture Natural Capital Accounting Benchmarking Project. Dr Hansson will provide practical guidance on using environmental accounting systems.

Bjorn Everts brings 18 years of experience leading high-impact initiatives across conservation, nature-based solutions to climate change, and renewable energy. He is currently the Head of Nature at GreenCollar, where his role focuses on the development of the voluntary biodiversity credit markets in Australia and overseas. Bjorn will share information on current and developing biodiversity markets and how to participate in them.

Catherine Riordan is a director in the Nature Repair Market Branch of the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, is a lawyer by training and has experience in State, Federal and local governments and working for several regulators. She will talk about government policy and the key implications for managing on-farm biodiversity.

Melinee Leather, a Queensland Cattle producer and owner of Leather Cattle Co, a grassfed and EU certified humane cattle enterprise from Central Queensland. She was recently awarded a Success Through Collaboration Award at the Global Conference on Sustainable Beef in Punta del Este, Uruguay. This accolade is awarded to the business that best exemplifies the foundational principles and goals of Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef and drives collaborative efforts to advance beef sustainability. Melinee will share her learnings from firsthand participation in biodiversity markets.

Register today to find out what emerging and existing opportunities are available to boost your farm’s business bottom lines by improving biodiversity.

You’ll also be able to ask our panel questions directly and receive resources for ongoing support.