2021-09-13 General Committee Meeting Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA   13 SEPTEMBER 2021




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GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                             13 SEPTEMBER 2021

   ATTACHMENT 2
   EXTRACT FROM PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING REPORT 07 JULY 2020

       2.   Opportunity to further enhance the project
      This project has attracted both state and national attention. It has already won the following awards:
       -   Best project in Local Govemment in Queensland for Collaboration {LGMA 2019 Awards)
       .   National LG Professional Ausiralia Federation Award 2019 for Partnerships and
            Collaboration.

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       PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                       7 JULY 2020

      We have been exploring options to make the project even betier. One ofthe challenges nas been
      how to improve reqrowth in the State forest hardwood areas that are to be harvested by DAF.
      Council has no obligation to undertake any of that remediation.
      Given the national profile of this project, Council and the State were approached by Greenficet in
      late 2018 to see if they could provide any assistance in the restoration phase of the project.
       Greenfleet is a nationally recognised not-for-profit organisation that undertakes remediation work
      as part of their carbon offset work. They receive tunding from private sector organisations to offset
      their carbon emissions.
       More information about Greenfleet can be found on their website https//www greenflest com.au/
      Greenfleet have undertaken a number of projects in the Noosa area previously and have planted
      over 9.4 million trees across Ausiralia.
       About this proposal:
       -   Greenfieet are proposing to undertake tree planting in the Yurol Rinatail forest areas in the
           coming years as scheduled harvesting is completed.
       e  This planting would cover both the harvested pine area and also the harvested hardwood
            areas.
       *   Although the exact deiails are still being worked through, the extent of this tree planting is
            Ikely to be in the order of 34M.
       .   Greenfieet will undertake this work in exchange for the Siate government providing them with
           the right to carbon offsets for undertaking that work.
       °   it ts the State government, not Council who has the carbon nghts for this land.
       -   There are considerable legal complexities in managing carbon offset rights as land tenures
           transition from PLA to State Forest to National Park. Greenfieet are currently negotiating
           with ihe State government regarding legal anangements to achieve this outcome.
       .   Greenfieet have also negotiated with the local Kabi Kabi native title claimant group and have
           pledged employment and other opportunities for the local indigenous community if this
           project proceeds. There are also complexities wth unresolved native title claims over this
           area that the State government is currently working throug". If this proposal proceeds, there
          wil be a separate contract between Greenfeet and Kabi Kabi to formalise tose
           arrangements.

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