Introduction to the Special Collection of The Rangeland Journal on carbon and environmental service markets in rangelands

Bradd Witt; Sarah McDonald; Robyn Cowley; Jayne Cuddihy; Jennifer Silcock; Noelene Duckett; Don Burnside

doi:10.1071/RJ24040

FOREWORD

Contents Vol 46(6)

Introduction to the Special Collection of The Rangeland Journal on carbon and environmental service markets in rangelands

Bradd Witt ^A ^* , Sarah McDonald ^B , Robyn Cowley ^C , Jayne Cuddihy ^D , Jennifer Silcock

^E , Noelene Duckett ^F and Don Burnside ^G

+ Author Affiliations

- Author Affiliations

^A School of the Environment and School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld 4072, Australia.

^B NSW Department of Primary Industries, Trangie Agricultural Research Centre, 7878 Mitchell Highway, Trangie, NSW 2823, Australia.

^C Northern Territory Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Berrimah, NT 0828, Australia.

^D Trafalgar Pastoral Company, Baryugal, Roundstone, Qld 4718, Australia.

^E School of the Environment, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld 4072, Australia.

^F Australian Rangeland Society, Ashburton, Vic 3147, Australia.

^G DG Burnside & Associates, Mount Lawley, WA 6050, Australia.

^* Correspondence to: bwitt@uq.edu.au

The Rangeland Journal 46, RJ24040 https://doi.org/10.1071/RJ24040

Submitted: 4 December 2024 Accepted: 9 December 2024 Published: 17 December 2024

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