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Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Amendment (Savanna Fire Management Projects) Rules 2026

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Summary

The Australian Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water has amended the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Rule 2015 to modify requirements for savanna fire management projects. The amendment affects methodology, monitoring, and reporting obligations for projects generating Australian carbon credit units through savanna fire management. Entities with existing or prospective savanna fire management carbon projects must review updated compliance requirements.

What changed

The Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Rule 2015 has been amended to modify rules applicable to savanna fire management projects under the Carbon Farming Initiative. The amendments affect methodology requirements, monitoring obligations, and reporting standards for projects seeking to generate Australian carbon credit units through savanna fire management activities.\n\nLandowners, agricultural firms, and project developers engaged in or planning savanna fire management carbon projects must ensure their project documentation, monitoring plans, and reporting procedures align with the updated requirements. Non-compliance with amended methodology standards may affect carbon credit generation and eligibility under the scheme.

What to do next

  1. Review updated savanna fire management methodology requirements
  2. Update monitoring and reporting systems to comply with amendments
  3. Verify project eligibility and continued compliance with new rules

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Apr 10, 2026

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Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Amendment (Savanna Fire Management Projects) Rules 2026

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- Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
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- Schedule 1—Amendments
- Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Rule 2015

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Schedule 1—Amendments

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Classification

Agency
DCCEEW
Published
April 10th, 2026
Instrument
Rule
Legal weight
Binding
Stage
Final
Change scope
Substantive
Document ID
F2026L00429
Supersedes
Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Rule 2015

Who this affects

Applies to
Agricultural firms Environmental groups Government agencies
Industry sector
1111 Crop Production
Activity scope
Carbon credit generation Savanna fire management Emissions reduction
Geographic scope
Australia AU

Taxonomy

Primary area
Environmental Protection
Operational domain
Compliance
Topics
Energy Agriculture

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