Riverbend Natural Capital.
Fast facts.
Account ID: AU00052
Registration date: 12 December 2022
Location: Port Phillip & Western Port Region, Victoria
Area: 311 ha
Assets: Native Vegetation and Soil
Method: AfN-METHOD-NV-06 and AfN-METHOD-S-02
Environmental Account Summary: In development
Technical Report: In development
Barb Stewart is currently in the process of developing an Environmental Account to submit to for certification.
About the account.
Barb Stewart runs a beef (and sheep) enterprise, focused on quality produce using regenerative farming prcatices. Through the AfN Framework Riverbend Natural Capital Project will determine a baseline environmental asset condition and track change over time. This will better inform future 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.
About Riverbend.
The farm is a beef enterprise and supplemented with complimentary enterprises such as sheep for diversification. The goal of the farm is to run a profitable business but to do this, there is also emphasis on building soil health and biodiversity. The farm has substantial paddock trees and 60 acres of remnant vegetation with a covenant on it.