Australian Government puts support behind soil carbon

September 24, 2020.Reading time 1 minute.

The Australian Government’s First Low Emissions Technology Statement has named soil carbon as one of five priority technologies. It’s set a stretch goal to cut soil sampling costs by 90 percent which would transform the economics of soil carbon projects for farmers.

ABC RN’s The Science Show: A deep dive into soil carbon

September 19, 2020.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Alexandra de Blas takes us to a Victorian farm where soils are being used to trap carbon, degraded soils are being restored with multi-cropping, and a new approach to grazing is allowing plants to collect carbon and deposit it deep in the soil.

Carbon farming: QLD’s $500M Land Restoration Fund

March 25, 2020.Reading time 1 minute.

The Queensland Governments world-leading $500 million Land Restoration Fund (LRF) has had its first major funding round in 2020. de Blas Communications has produced a series of videos explaining the opportunities for farmers.

Australia’s leading soil carbon project featured on ABC’s Landline

September 8, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

The ABC’s Landline program visited Victorian farmer Niels Olsen at his property which achieved a world first, earning soil carbon credits eligible under the Paris Climate Agreement.

AgriProve’s work highlighted at National Carbon Farming Conference

September 1, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

August saw the culmination of many months of work come to fruition when AgriProve was a major sponsor of the 2019 National Carbon Farming Conference and Expo. AgriProve achieved some excellent media coverage across a range of outlets.

In conversation with artist John Wolseley for Climarte festival

April 18, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Alexandra was invited to moderate a talk with renowned artist John Wolseley as part of the Climate + Art = Change Festival 2019. His work was on display at the Geelong Gallery alongside that of Indigenous artist Mulkun Wirrpanda.

Paul Hawken Drawdown Australia Tour

March 1, 2018.Reading time 1 minute.

American author Paul Hawken visited the country to share the research behind his book ‘Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming’. de Blas Communications ran the tour across seven cities in five states.

Crochet Coral Reef

July 19, 2016.Reading time 1 minute.

In a year when the world has experienced its worst coral bleaching event on record, the Crochet Coral Reef project creates understanding about maths, climate change, art, community and science.