Introducing the River Country Biolink: Uniting Biodiversity and Sustainability
Nestled within the mid-Murray River delta, an internationally recognized biodiversity hotspot, lies the River Country Biolink. This visionary project aims to connect the Wakool and Murray Rivers, along with the Murray Valley National Park and Campbell's Island state forest, through productive land.
Led by the Western Murray Land Improvement Group (WMLIG) in collaboration with various partners, this initiative is meticulously crafting landscape rehydration plans. Bringing together farmers, traditional owners, archaeologists, foresters, landscape rehydration experts, and environmental market specialists, the goal is two-fold:
The Innovate to Regenerate (I2R) program, powered by WWF's Panda Labs, has played a pivotal role. It has provided a fitting platform and funding avenue for a WMLIG project poised to set new benchmarks for environmentally market-funded initiatives in the mid-Murray inland delta.
Through interdisciplinary co-design and research, participants are not merely shaping an optimal biolink development. They are delving into the prospect of securing a local competitive edge in forthcoming environmental markets. This inland delta boasts a history of supporting thriving indigenous populations due to its managed biodiversity, along with its value as a carbon sink enriched with forests and wetland complexes, and a sophisticated irrigation system. By incorporating proven landscape rehydration techniques, this location could emerge as a resilient hub for nature restoration and carbon drawdown projects, even in the face of climate extremes
Led by the Western Murray Land Improvement Group (WMLIG) in collaboration with various partners, this initiative is meticulously crafting landscape rehydration plans. Bringing together farmers, traditional owners, archaeologists, foresters, landscape rehydration experts, and environmental market specialists, the goal is two-fold:
- Maximize Environmental Benefits: The project seeks to harness the numerous advantages of well-managed and watered biolinks.
- Enable Sustainable Funding: By extending biodiversity from protected areas onto family farms, the initiative explores avenues for sustainable funding.
The Innovate to Regenerate (I2R) program, powered by WWF's Panda Labs, has played a pivotal role. It has provided a fitting platform and funding avenue for a WMLIG project poised to set new benchmarks for environmentally market-funded initiatives in the mid-Murray inland delta.
Through interdisciplinary co-design and research, participants are not merely shaping an optimal biolink development. They are delving into the prospect of securing a local competitive edge in forthcoming environmental markets. This inland delta boasts a history of supporting thriving indigenous populations due to its managed biodiversity, along with its value as a carbon sink enriched with forests and wetland complexes, and a sophisticated irrigation system. By incorporating proven landscape rehydration techniques, this location could emerge as a resilient hub for nature restoration and carbon drawdown projects, even in the face of climate extremes
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