Kemano Park Farm Natural Capital.
Environmental Account.
Environmental Account ID: AU00046
Location: West Gippsland, Victoria
Purpose: Inform land management options to improve biodiversity and soil health
Current land use: Conservation and Grazing
Environment type: Gippsland Plain
Area: 74 ha
Assets: Native Vegetation and Soil
Method: AfN-METHOD-NV-06 and AfN-METHOD-S-02
Certification Passport.
About the account.
Kemano Park Farm mamagement practices inlcude rotational grazing and more recently regenerative farming principles, with future plans to implement a ‘whole of farm carbon plan’. This Environmental Account is intended as demonstrated monitoring to validate positive change and set long term targets for improvements. Through the Accounting for Nature® Framework Kemano Holdings will determine a baseline environmental asset condition and track change over time. To better inform regenerative land management practices and enhance ecosystem function through evidence based improvements to soil health and native vegetation with the aim for overall improvements in biodiversity.
Account location.
Asset Accounts.
Annual certification compliance & material disclosures.
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About Kemano Holdings.
Originally a dairy farm this property was converted to an Angus beef breeding enterprise in 2001. The farm runs a herd of 90 breeder cows and replacements. Rotational grazing practices have been in place and more recently regenerative farming principles are being implemented. This has been sparked by attending Landcare training courses in Master Tree Growers and Regenerative agriculture. The farm has planted over 20,000 trees and will soon plant an area designated to agroforestry. In the future, the farm is looking at carbon neutrality and implementing a ‘whole of farm carbon plan’ and interest in carbon markets and co-benefit revenue and diversified farm revenue.