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Land Management Tenders are an innovative way of providing money to farmers for effective and measurable land management projects. This revolutionary market-based approach to solving environmental and land management issues sees communities buying increased biodiversity, reduced salinity, improved water quality and better management practices from farmers.
How Land Management Tenders Work
 The farmers themselves retain ownership of, and accountability for, the projects and it is entirely up to them to decide what actions they are prepared to offer. The farmer sets their tender price for the community benefit of their ecological services project, just as they can set the price for other farm products. Community benefit is measured by increased biodiversity, increased water quality and decreased salinity.
LPLM, on behalf of the community, then purchases those projects offering the best value for money. Integrated projects offering broad and multiple benefits are generally considered most worthy of community investment.
Project Snapshot
T he story so far:
- A$1.8 million public funding
- A$5.6 million landholder contribution
- 128 landholders
- 16,700 ha improved and managed
- Returned around $4 for every $1 invested
- Trials conducted in 2001, 2003 and 2005 with milestone outcomes committed to 2013
- Evaluations indicate that this type of system preserves 25% more native vegetation than the same investment made under a grant scheme.
 Download the Land Management Tenders brochure for more details about this project (pdf, 1MB) ...
Download a conference report about LMTs given at Veg Futures: The conference in the field 2006 (pdf, 37KB) ...
Helping this project continue
The Land Management Tenders have been extremely successful and very well received but initial funding is now complete and we are seeking new sources of funding to extend the project further. We invite you to contact us for more information about how you can be part of this land management revolution.
Who’s behind the LMTs?
The LMT project was created by Liverpool Plains Land Management Inc. in partnership with WWF Australia to trial market-based techniques to simultaneously deliver government policy, community expectations and landholder requirements for the greatest ecological return across a catchment.
WWF Australia provided significant financial capital alongside the substantial investment made on behalf of the Australian Government through the Natural Heritage Trust. WWF and LPLM designed the program. LPLM coordinated and operated the natural and human resources at the local level.
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