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THE QANTAS FUTURE PLANET
PROGRAM AND OUR CARBON
OFFSET PROJECTS
This year, Allens
partnered with
Qantas on its
Future Planet
Program to
support carbon
offset projects
that mitigate
climate change,
protect wildlife
and nourish
communities.
Here is a snapshot
of some of the
carbon offset
projects we
have supported.
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1. Thailand’s Biomass
co-generation project,
where biomass waste
from agriculture is
used to generate
renewable energy,
avoiding the use of
fossil-fuel produced
electricity. It not only
reduces emissions,
but also waste to
landfill and provides
employment
opportunities for
the local community
through the purchase
and processing of
the biomass.
2. The April Salumei
project in Papua
New Guinea is
home to 163 local
communities who
depend upon the
rainforest for their
livelihoods. The
project protects
177,000 hectares
of virgin rainforests
which would
otherwise have
been harvested for
timber and converted
to agriculture. The
project will direct
significant revenue
from the sale of
carbon credits to local
communities and
ensure the protection
of habitat for the
diverse range of flora
and fauna, including
the 387 endemic
bird species found
in the region,
three of which
are endangered.
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3. The Vietnamese Rice
Husk Thermal Energy
Generation Project,
where Cai Be District
captures rice husk
methane generate
renewable energy.
River congestion and
ecological damage is
also reduced.
4. The Peruvian Brazil
Nut Project, located
in the Amazonian
rainforests of Peru,
conserves 300,000
hectares of virgin
rainforest managed
by 400 local farming
families. The
project empowers
local communities
to harvest brazil
nuts from natural
rainforest, and
protects more than
2400 plant species,
jaguars, toucans and
spider monkeys.
5. The Cambodian Cook
Stove Project, which
provides locals with
improved woodstoves
developed to protect
forest resources and
reduce greenhouse
gas emissions.
This also transfers
technology to the
local Indigenous
communities
and creates local
employment.
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