Natural capital support services

Services offered by Local Land Services

Local Land Services offers a range of natural capital services and support to assist farmers and land managers understand choices and make decisions about their natural capital. 

These services:

• help grow knowledge and skills in natural capital and environmental markets
• support sustainable management practices to enable access to markets
• encourage investment in natural capital across farms and landscapes
• integrate new opportunities into existing farming and property management  
• offer independent information and tailored advice. 

Get advice from our Natural Capital Advisors

Local Land Services has Natural Capital Advisors across the state. 

These advisors provide tailored advice and support to help land managers make the best decisions about managing natural capital on farms or properties.

Natural Capital Advisors can help you:

• understand the different types of natural capital you manage
• identify suitable natural capital and environmental market opportunities
• adopt management practices to improve productivity
• learn about the potential benefits and risks of participating in environmental markets.

Contact your local Natural Capital Advisor

Phone 1300 795 299

Email naturalcapital@lls.nsw.gov.au

Or contact your local advisor direct using the details below.

How Natural Capital Advisors can help you

Natural Capital Advisors provide advice, information and workshops to build knowledge and confidence in natural capital and environmental markets. They can help you understand the different types of natural capital you manage and help you make informed choices for your land and farm business. 

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Meet Hunter Local Land Services Natural Capital Advisor

Hi, I'm Julia Emerson and I'm the Natural Capital Advisor for the Hunter Region.

So as your natural capital advisor, I can help you identify

assets on your property and work alongside you to help improve

them and explore the opportunity that this creates.

The benefits of doing this is really diverse.

Look at an example.

We're going to look at the example of environmental plantings.

So let's say that you decide to put a shelter belt in a gully and divide 2 paddocks.

So what will this do for you?

It's going to slow the movement of water over your property.

It will improve the soil structure, it will increase the soil retention.

It's going to create shade for your stock, improve the water

quality for your stock, but also it's going to be storing carbon on your property.

That's just to name a few.

It's also providing habitat for wildlife and linking landscapes,

providing that movement corridor between two areas that might be disconnected otherwise. 

So this is a fairly simple plan and it has really far reaching benefits.

Let's look at the financial opportunities created by this decision.

So it might improve productivity, better yields,

saving upfront costs like fodder and water, but also access to

new market opportunities like the carbon neutral market.

Carbon and environmental markets, such as carbon and

biodiversity credits might be something you've heard of

before, but engaging in environmental markets, land

holders should consider the benefits but also the risks.

And that's my role to equip landholders with all the

information so that they can make informed decisions for

their farm, their business and their families.

If you're wanting to learn more about natural capital and how

natural capital services can help you and your property and

your business, just get in contact with Local Land Services.

Disclaimer

The information provided is of a general nature and does not take your specific needs or circumstances into consideration. Please ensure that you review your own situation, objectives and requirements and seek professional advice before making any business or financial decisions.