The Rejuvenation Trust

• Investor: First Nations Corporation | Esperance Tjaltjraak Native Title Aboriginal Corporation (Tjaltjraak)
• Source of finance: Private capital | Philanthropy
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• Geography: Australia

The Kardutjaanup Rejuvenation Project is a First Nations led initiative developed and driven by the Esperance Tjaltjraak Native Title Aboriginal Corporation (Tjaltjraak), with a vision for large-scale restoration of Country to deliver environmental, cultural, and economic outcomes.

At its heart, the project supports Tjaltjraak's self-determination through regenerative land use, conservation, and a sustainable long-term revenue model built on carbon farming.

The project was enabled by a blended finance structure involving the creation of the Rejuvenation Trust, established by Odonata Foundation and Carbon Neutral.

Social Outcomes of the Kardutjaanup Rejuvenation project

Beyond the contributions to land restoration, the Esperance First Nations community has benefited from increased employment and capabilities that support complex land rehabilitation programs such as these.

There is also the mental health, physical and spiritual benefits gained from connecting Country to a community.

New Skills Include:

• Native plant identification
• Seed collection and sorting
• Tree planting
• Machinery operation such as tractors and revegetation machines
• Fencing work planning monitoring
• Communcations and community engagement.

Key Impacts

• Total property area: 40,00 hectares
• Area of planned native planting: 2,000 hectares
• Area for planned regenerative agricultural practices: 2,000 hectares
• 78,000 year one seeding planted across 135 hectares
• 25 total first nations people employed in additional support
• 35 total first nations people employed in planting operation
• 27 seeding species planted in first phase planting
• 78 direct seeding species planted in first phase planting.

View the full case study by Odonata Foundation & Tiverton Agricultural Impact Fund.