Jabalbina Rainforest Replanting #1

 

Summary Information

The Wawu Dimbi Julaymba (Daintree River) Rainforest Planting Project is located within the boundary of the Wet Tropics and aims to generate Cassowary Credits under the Rainforest Replanting Methodology through replanting a 2.2ha area of cleared and unused land along the Daintree River. The project will restore lowland tropical rainforest on the site, a highly biodiverse and endangered ecosystem.

 

Jabalbina Yalanji Aboriginal Corporation will run the project, with on-ground works being undertaken by Jabalbina’s Forester Team, all Traditional Owners. The project aims to restore the site’s high cultural significance to its Eastern Kuku Yalanji (Julaywarra clan) Traditional Owners and its habitat value for southern cassowaries and other species. project is part of the wider aspiration to restore the riparian corridor along the Daintree River from its coastal wetlands to the mountains.

Project Details

 

Project Proponent	Jabalbina Yalanji Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC
Date Registered	18 August 2025
Methodology	Rainforest Replanting Methodology
Region	Wet Tropics
Project Area	2.2 hectares
Cassowary Credits Issued	0
Cassowary Credits Retired	0
Unique Project ID	JYAC20250001

Project Documents

 

Permanence Plan	Download
Stacked ACCU Project	Approved

Additional Information

 

Integrated Economic and Cultural Benefits – Jabalbina is a registered charitable institution, with all income generated being used for the benefit of the Eastern Kuku Yalanji People. Jabalbina runs a range of land and sea management, youth justice, Elders and cultural programs for the benefit of Eastern Kuku Yalanji people and country and seeks to diversify its income away from its current reliance on government funding. Capacity Building for Future Restoration Work – this is the first time Jabalbina has managed an environmental market project.