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Scope
Biodiversity Management consults on TEM designs (e.g. Analogue Forestry) with mining and natural resource companies, private forestry and agriculture and other primary producers to provide crop enhancement, sustainable investment and green image.1. Crop Enhancement
- Analogue Forestry designs account for natural variability within pest/pathogen populations, local and regional climate and the growth and productivity of commodity species. Monoculture crops may be enhanced by shelter-belt arrangements at the extremities or in a uniform matrix throughout the body of the primary crop.
2. Sustainable Investment
- Return on investment will occur within 2-3 years due to inclusion of early sere herb crops (e.g. flower crops). These early returns can be sustained as new products at 5-10 years (e.g. fruit and nut crops) come into production until the entire ecosystem (including furniture timbers after 20 years) is contributing to the economy. Therefore, a range of crop production cycles of between 2 and 40 years can be sustained within a naturally balanced and optimised ecosystem.
3. Green Image
- An Analogue Forestry ecosystem can be created that provides for not only commercial production but also the specific needs of wildlife and threatened species. In additional to high biodiversity analogue forests store more carbon than plantation forestry (due to the creation of multi-layered canopy and a healthy soil ecosystem). Under such conditions Analogue Forestry may return a greater premium of carbon credits.
Primary Services
Biodiversity Management provides its clients with Design, Training and Marketing consultative services:
- Analogue Forests are designed with all stakeholders to build in cultural relevance and sustainability on economic, social and environmental levels. A preliminary site visit is undertaken to evaluate the landscapes potential to support production. From this a framework is developed upon which a detailed design can then be prepared. The specific goals of the landholder and the outcomes of each component species are then detailed. Biodiversity Management consultants apply the decision model and use techniques such as SEEn (Social, Economic and Environmental) Analysis to ensure sustainability
B. Training and Interpretation
- Workshops on how best to apply the principles of Analogue Forestry are recommended during both the design and implementation phases. Formal lectures and seminars on Analogue Forestry are also performed by Biodiversity Management consultants throughout Australia and southeast Asia.
C. Marketing Support to Forest Gardeners
- Biodiversity Management consultants advise on how best to monitor and implement quality systems that guarantee level A standards of Forest Garden Products. Facilitate the coordinated harvesting, shipment and marketing of products from analogue forests.
Secondary Services
Biodiversity Management provides its clients with two subsidiary consultative services:
D. Flora and Fauna Survey
- Comprehensive flora and fauna surveys are necessary to evaluate the landscape's ecosystem during the design phase of Analogue Forestry. Biodiversity Management undertakes comprehensive flora and fauna survey, including assessment of soil fauna and soil physicochemistry.
E. Whole Farm Planning
- As an integrated design, the conceptual plans that are created during our consultations marry the economic, social and environmental aspects of the farm landscape. By careful planning the needs of the whole farm business are satisfied by specific outcomes.