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The Australian government has released a draft of the Integrated Farm and Land Management (IFLM) method for carbon credits, allowing farmers to stack multiple methods for generating Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs). The IFLM method, anticipated to be finalized later this year, focuses on regenerating native forests on cleared land and includes incentives for environmental plantings.

Farmers can begin projects now to enhance ecological diversity and potentially receive payments sooner. The method encourages integrating tree plantations into less productive areas of farms, with some estimates suggesting carbon credits could yield $500 to $2,500 per hectare over 25 years. Experts indicate that natural capital could enable farmers to earn as much from carbon credits as from livestock, with projected annual revenue of over $1,400 per hectare in specific cases, depending on ACCU retention and market prices.