Timber Towns Victoria, together with Rural Councils Victoria, hosted the Emerging Terrestrial carbon Market: A briefing for rural and regional municipalities on Thursday 11 March 2010.

The briefing highlighted what terrestrial carbon is and the implications and opportunities for local government. The highlight speaker was Mr Peter Cosier, Executive Director of the Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists.

Peter gave delegates an overview of terrestrial carbon, what this means for land use planning, and the role of local government. Peter's work can be viewed in his report titled 'Optimising Carbon in the Australian Landscape' and can be downloaded here. 

Download Briefing Agenda

Download David Griffin's Presenter Notes

Download Jaymie Norris and Darren Baldyga's Presenter Notes