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Greenfleet Recognised for Biodiversity in World Environment Day Awards

Greenfleet recognised for biodiversity in World Environment Day Awards

7 Jun 2010

In addition to recapturing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, Greenfleet has always committed to planting a selection of locally native trees to form biodiverse forests, which also reduce salinity and erosion, and increase habitat for wildlife. This commitment was recognised recently when Greenfleet, along with project partner Biolinking Australia, was selected as a finalist for the UNAA World Environment Day Awards in the Biodiversity category. The Northern Victorian Biolinks project is a collaboration between Biolinking Australia and Greenfleet - two likeminded organisations focused on developing an innovative market-based approach to protecting, enhancing and restoring Victoria's biodiversity. So far the project has achieved:

Landscape scale revegetation of over 2000 hectares of marginal agricultural land Protection of over 1300 hectares of existing formerly grazed areas of biodiversity Increased connectivity between significant areas of privately owned remnant vegetation Increased resilience of significant populations of threatened species

While Greenfleet didn't win, they were still pleased to be named a finalist. They were also particularly pleased to be recognised for their actions during 2010 – International Year of Biodiversity. This recognition helps to demonstrate that action on climate change can also bring about significant benefits for the Australian landscape.

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