Opportunities for fire and carbon on pastoral properties in the savanna rangelands: Perspectives from the Indigenous Land Corporation and the Northern Territory Cattlemen's Association

Rangeland Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 403-409

  Walton, Nerissa ^a   Smith, Hilary ^b   Bowen, Luke ^c   Mitchell, Paul ^a   Pethybridge, Emma ^a   Hayes, Tracey ^c   O'ryan, Michael ^a  

^a Indigenous Land Corporation   (Australia)

^b Latitude Forest Services   (Australia)

^c Northern Territory Cattlemen's Association   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carbon Farming Initiative; carbon markets; fire; grazing; pastoralism; savannas.

Indexed keywords

EID: 84907575549     PISSN: 10369872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RJ14025     Document Type: Article

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