A major barrier to success in this project in Tanzania was initiating investigations in the potential salt tolerant tree species was the capacity to produce high quality seedlings.

Verterra was engaged to work closely with TPC nursery staff to develop nursery practices adapted to local conditions and facilities, train local staff and transfer technical forestry expertise to provide the foundations and capacity for the subsequent field trials.

This project in Tanzania investigated whether salt-tolerant tree species could be identified to convert unproductive saline land into productive woody biomass plantations capable of supporting long-term renewable energy generation.

Verterra was engaged trial and select species suited to saline soils and develop the silvicultural practices required to establish commercially viable bioenergy plantations under challenging saline conditions.

As demand for timber and forest products increased across Rwanda, the Government of Rwanda sought to support from Verterra to establish a public-private partnership model capable of delivering long-term, sustainable forest management outcomes across the Gishwati Pine and Eucalyptus plantations.

The project focussed specifically on improving water quality from cane and banana farms in the Tully and Johnstone River Catchments.

Verterra’s largest project to date, providing a novel solution to water quality improvement that combines grazing improvement with ecosystem service market opportunities such as carbon farming and reef credits administered through 3rd parties.

CYT engaged Verterra to prepare a Harvest Plan for Running Creek, a property owned by the Lama Lama Land Trust.

Yintjingga Aboriginal Corporation (Lama Lama Land Trust) completed the first stage of a timber harvesting contract with Cape York Timbers in 2016.  Verterra undertook a desktop review followed by a field inspection and evaluation of harvesting undertaken in 2016/17.

Soil carbon farming requires accurate measurement of dissolved organic carbon to determine a baseline to model gains in carbon sequestration. Verterra offers significant soil sampling capacity with four rigs and over 6 trained operators and since 2021 has been providing soil carbon baseline sampling services for Agriprove engaging with landholders across Queensland and northern New South Wales.

Verterra developed the Grazing Land Management (GLM) Reef Credit Methodology in collaboration with AgriProve and GreenCollar. The Method allows farmers to generate Reef Credits and generate an alternative income stream by improving grazing practices and reducing fine sediment runoff, a critical step in protecting the Great Barrier Reef.