Sustainable Farms - Agriculture Biodiversity Stewardship Pilot Program

The aim of the package is to establish and pilot systems that would: provide new and expanded opportunities for the agriculture sector to sell environmental services to the Australian Government, state/territory governments and the private sector; improve the quality, extent and durability of environmental outcomes; and improve the efficiency of the administration of the carbon and biodiversity markets by provided additional technical and scientific support to relevant government agencies, particularly in relation to the development of methods and the establishment and maintenance of the necessary monitoring, reporting and verification processes.