Submissions For The Original Human Induced Regeneration Method In 2012.

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This FOI release contains a 2012 public consultation submission from Devine Agribusiness and Flora and Fauna International regarding a proposed Carbon Farming Initiative methodology for human-induced regeneration of permanent even-aged native forests. The submitters identified constraints in the methodology that they argued unnecessarily limited its application to approximately 5 million hectares of deforested land in Australia (primarily lower rainfall zones) where natural regrowth was occurring. The submission noted that without methodology adjustments, landholders would likely clear regrowth before reaching the 20 percent canopy cover threshold, thereby losing potential carbon credits and Kyoto Protocol compliance benefits. The document represents stakeholder feedback on regulatory methodology design rather than environmental impact assessment or compliance decisions.