Why Carbon Positive Australia is planting trees
It’s hard to believe that Australia is ranked 9th on the list of the World’s worst land clearers, an unenviable list which includes countries such as Indonesia, Russia, Brazil, China and Malaysia. Between 2001 – 2022, 9 million hectares of tree cover was lost in Australia largely driven by graziers to feed their cattle. The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has also identified Australia as the only developed nation on world list of deforestation hotspots.
It’s a scary fact but Carbon Positive Australia is taking action by planting trees and when you donate trees you help fund our planting projects across Australia.
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Your donation contributes directly to the planting of more trees.
With over 20 years of experience, we’re experts in revegetation, reforestation, carbon offsets, and environmental plantings.
Carbon Positive Australia is a Deductible Gift Recipient organisation.
All offsets and donations of $2 or more are tax deductible in Australia.
Who are we?
Carbon Positive Australia helps organisations, communities, and individuals take climate action by supporting tree planting and ecosystem restoration. Our projects are about more than just carbon offsets—they’re about meaningful restoration, supporting community tree planting and providing education tools to help everyone understand their climate impact.
Why Trees?
Trees play a critical role in maintaining safe levels of oxygen and carbon dioxide on our planet. They are a source of breathable oxygen and are vital in addressing climate change. Trees filter the air, sequester carbon, provide oxygen, conserve soil and water, prevent desertification, and protect and stabilise ground cover.
The future of trees in Australia is our future
The future of our trees is subject to various challenges and opportunities. Well planned tree planting projects can be a valuable intervention to address some of the most critical challenges of our time, such as mitigating climate change, conserving biodiversity and providing food, wood and income to small landholders.
The future of Australia’s trees is dependent on what we do today.
Whether you are an individual, business owner, community group or landholder, you can join us by taking a proactive and sustainable approach to native tree planting here in Australia.
(Holl & Brancalion, 2020)
(Ref: Guidance for successful tree planting initiatives – Brancalion – 2020 – Journal of Applied Ecology – Wiley Online Library)
* Please see the Firesticks Alliance for more information.