If the US miner is found to have mined too close to a large jarrah tree, it would trigger an automatic cancellation of its right to mine much of its lease.
Carbon farming involves different agricultural and land-use practises to store more carbon in the soil and vegetation, such as tree planting or less grazing in pastoral areas.
Woodside Petroleum needs massive amounts of land for carbon offsets and the WA Government appears to be laying out an exclusive red carpet for the LNG giant.
