Australia's first Landscape Enterprise Network announced in NSW

Ebony Greaves
7 hours ago
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Australia’s first Landscape Enterprise Networks (LENs) region has been officially announced for the NSW Hunter / Gloucester region, marking a significant step forward in delivering large-scale, nature-based solutions for climate, biodiversity, and sustainable agriculture.

The initiative, led by SEAOAK Consulting in partnership with Macka’s Australian Black Angus Beef and LENs, has secured $500,000 in funding from the NSW Government under the Low Carbon Landscapes Grant Program. This forms part of a broader $11 million investment by the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water to accelerate low-carbon farming projects across the state.

This milestone follows SEAOAK Consulting’s recent partnership announcement with UK-based sustainability consultancy 3Keel, supporting the introduction and scaling of the globally recognised LENs model in Australia.

Transforming landscapes through collaboration

The Hunter / Gloucester LENs region will bring together private organisations, public sector stakeholders, and farmers/landowners who share a reliance on the region’s landscapes and supply chains.

The program aims to co-design and deliver high-quality, landscape-scale interventions across at least 88,786 hectares, with an estimated carbon abatement of 500,000 tonnes of CO₂e over 25 years.

Beyond emissions reduction, the initiative will focus on delivering measurable outcomes across:

Biodiversity enhancement
Climate mitigation and resilience
Soil health improvement
Water quality
Farmer wellbeing

The program will also develop investment-ready project concepts and produce a comprehensive case study to inform future LENs implementation across Australia.

Timelines

Stage one: January 2026 - June 2026

Stakeholder engagement and consultation; engage organisations, farmers and landowners who share a reliance on the regional landscapes and supply chains

Key engagement points planned

Registrations now closed for the Impact Partner webinar - 15 April 5pm - 6pm AEST
Register for the farmer and landowner webinar - 22 April 5pm - 6pm AEST
Onsite co-design workshop at Woko Station Gloucester - 13 May

Stage two: July 2026 - December 2026

Define shared outcomes and develop approved landscape interventions.

Stage three: January 2027 - June 2027

Finalise landscape measures, partnerships, and contracts.

Stage four: June 2027 >

LENs first trades begin for the region; monitor, report and verify outcomes on an annual basis; expansion of the network across the region.

Scaling Landscape Enterprise Networks in Australia

Through its partnership with 3Keel, SEAOAK Consulting will lead the establishment and operation of LENs initiatives nationally, adapting the European model to Australian landscapes, markets, and environmental priorities.

The Hunter / Gloucester region represents the first of several planned LENs regions in Australia, with additional regions currently in planning:

Murray, NSW — focusing on drought resilience
Queensland — focusing on coastal landscapes

“SEAOAK is proud to operate the LENs natural capital model in Australia - going beyond credits and offsets to support systemic change that builds resilience at the landscape scale” - Ebony Greaves, CEO and Co-Founder of SEAOAK Consulting

“We’re excited to see LENs launched in Australia in partnership with SEAOAK. We recognise that Australia faces landscape challenges, but there are also enormous opportunities for collaborative, market-led solutions which LENs can efficiently help to unlock” - Donald Lunan, CEO of LENs