Deadline: 29-Aug-22
The New South Wales (NSW) Environmental Markets Leadership Program is now open for applications to land managers and/or farmers based in NSW
The Environmental Markets Leadership Program is designed to inspire and support a network of land managers and farmers to play a leading role in natural capital and environmental markets
The program supports land managers and farmers like you to identify, market and benefit from sustainable land management and the environmental services they generate and provide to society.
The Environmental Markets Leadership Program aims to simplify the world of natural capital and environmental markets. The program provides you with the skills, confidence and networks to identify, market and benefit from the natural capital, ecosystem services, sustainable land management and environmental services you generate and provide to society.
Land managers and farmers play an important role in producing high-quality products and services. They also play an important role in protecting, restoring and enhancing natural capital and the wider environment – they call these activities environmental services. These activities can increase productivity, resilience, sustainability and profitability whilst also providing a range of benefits and value to society. Many land managers are now in a good position to lead and drive the development of environmental markets. That’s where the Environmental Markets Leadership Program comes in.
What’s included?
- Environmental Markets Leadership Network
- Be part of a supportive network of peers from your region and across NSW – share resources, knowledge, experience, challenges and successes through online social networking and facilitated online network meet-ups every three months.
- Environmental Markets Leadership Course
- Complete a practical, hands-on learning program where you will develop the skills, knowledge and behaviors needed to identify, market and benefit from the natural capital, ecosystem services and environmental services you generate and provide to society. Develop your environmental/carbon literacy skills so you can take advantage of every opportunity. The program provides simple information on what’s involved, what’s good to know before hand and how you can get started. The program is a combination of self-paced and scheduled activities.
- Environmental Markets Plan
- Develop an environmental markets plan for your property and/or farm: identify natural capital, ecosystem services and environmental services on your property, identify and assess market opportunities and plan a path forward. Share and learn from peers creating their own plan alongside you. The plan is self-paced and can be completed in your own time.
- Market Meet-Ups & Workshops
- Meet market stakeholders and understand what role they play, such as buyers, funders, assessors, certifiers, government agencies. Work with these stakeholders to explore existing, future and/or innovative market opportunities and influence policy and regulation to be more supportive, certain and predictable.
- Ongoing support from NSW Local Land Services and other agencies
- NSW Local Land Services will be available to provide advice and information on natural resource management and sustainable agriculture.
Eligibility Criteria
- To be eligible for the program you must be both:
- A NSW resident, landholder and/or land manager, and
- Involved in land management, primary production and/or farming activities. This includes first nations and traditional owners, young and emerging individuals, conservationists and other individuals engaged in land management, natural resource management, primary production and/or farming in NSW.
- Land managers and farmers from New South Wales who want to…
- Break down and simplify the world of environmental markets
- Learn how to identify the natural capital assets, ecosystem services and the environmental services you generate and define ways to create income and other benefits from these
- Feel more confident and in control to participate in, create and influence environmental markets
- Connect, share learnings and build a network of support with peers from your region and across NSW
- Evolve your business to maintain and enhance natural capital and ecosystem services while continuing to provide high-quality products and services
- Future-proof land and farm risk, productivity, resilience, sustainability and profitability
For more information, visit https://www.emlp.com.au/nsw-emlp