Savanna Fire Management Methods Update
Northern Australia Savanna Fire Forum 2024
Presenter: Ab Yamani
Date: 21 Feb 2024
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Agenda
2018 Methods vs 2024 Methods
Issue | 2018 SFM methods | 2024 SFM methods (DRAFT under development) |
Abatement calculation tool | Savanna Burning Abatement Tool (SavBAT version 3) | Use new SavCAM tool which integrates FullCAM, ensuring better alignment with Australia’s National Greenhouse Gas Inventory |
Carbon pools used in the sequestration method | Only dead wood on the ground | Carbon pools expanded to include standing dead wood and living biomass |
Treatment of weed species | By the end of the current reporting period, Relevant weed species must be removed from the project area or the area affected must be removed from the project area | More flexible approach, allowing 18 months to treat the weed affected area subject to annual follow-up treatment until the weed is eradicated |
Baseline period | 10-15 years depending on the project | NAFI fire scar data supports use of a 20 year baseline, allowing more accurate modelling of fire history and abatement calculations. Transferring projects could opt in to the new 20 year baseline |
Capacity building fire management | Not accommodated | New projects allowed max of 6 years to undertake capacity building fire management without affecting project baseline period |
Vegetation types | - | Retain existing vegetation types. A new eligible vegetation type, pindan, (Acacia sp. Shrublands, low rainfall zone) included |
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2024 Method Development Timeline
Key milestone/deliverable | Indicative timing |
Development of method exposure draft | January 2024 – April 2024 |
Release SavCAM beta tool & method exposure draft for public consultation (subject to ERAC approval to release) | May 2024 |
SavCAM tool finalised | June 2024 |
Draft method determination finalised by Department | June 2024 |
ERAC assessment of draft method against Offsets Integrity Standards | June 2024 |
Ministerial consideration to make the method (subject to ERAC approval) | July – August 2024 |
SavCAM Development
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Front End User interface development
Back-end development
Beta version available May
Final development
Final public release June
Jan 2024
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Integration and testing
SavCAM front end walk-through
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Next Steps
The department aims to resume the co-design process for the outstanding issues.
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