Chairman Eddie Rigg recently spoke to Adrian Lowe at The West Australian regarding the appointment of former WA chief scientist, Professor Peter Klinken, as head of Salubris’ new Scientific Advisory Committee. Please see a preview of the article as below –

Salubris appoints former WA chief scientist Peter Klinken as head of scientific advisory committee

Former WA chief scientist Peter Klinken has joined carbon credit and abatement project developer and owner Salubris to head up its new scientific advisory committee.
Professor Klinken, whose 11-year term as chief scientist ended last June, is among one of Australia’s most pre-eminent scientific minds and has won renown? for his research into leukaemia, cancer and anaemia. He was last year appointed into the WA Science Hall of Fame and has encouraged the scientific community to be better at communicating what they do and how it contributes to a better society.
Mr Rigg said Professor Klinken’s tenure as chief scientist, and his rich experience in science, innovation and industry, provided Salubris with an “exceptional foundation” as it looked to develop more projects across WA.

– Adrian Lowe, The West Australian

Professor Peter Klinken’s leadership will strengthen our commitment to developing high‑integrity biodiversity, natural capital and carbon projects backed by rigorous scientific evidence. As environmental expectations evolve under recent changes to the EPBC Act, this expertise is more important than ever.
We look forward to working with Professor Klinken as we continue to expand our portfolio across Western Australia and deliver premium environmental outcomes.

The West Australian subscribers can read the full article here.

Tom Zaunmayr also covered the announcement. Business News subscribers can read the full article here.

Image credit: Andrew Ritchie/The West Australian

Executive Director Brendon Grylls recently sat down with Mark Pownall to discuss how we’re challenging traditional carbon abatement practices and creating carbon credits that deliver more value. Published in the September issue of the Business News Magazine, the article highlights how we’re targeting low-value land with innovative land management initiatives and establishing exemplar Indigenous partnerships to maximise outcomes and empower local communities.

Please see a preview of the article as below –

Salubris aiming for Indigenous outcome

Managing the land could challenge tree planting when it comes to carbon credits.

Brendon Grylls may have moved on from politics to commercial life, but he remains firmly involved in regional development.

Most recently, that involves a business that wants to help Indigenous groups earn income from managing their own land.

The former Nationals WA leader, who was the architect of the Royalties for Regions scheme and responsible for its implementation as regional development and lands minister more than a decade ago, has taken a leadership role with carbon credit group Salubris, backed by investment adviser Argonaut.

Salubris already owns the 200,000 hectare Gindalbie station in the Goldfields. Here, it earns carbon credits through increasingly common techniques such as destocking, as well as feral animal and weed suppression, allowing the native flora to recover in what is referred to as human-induced regeneration.

– Mark Pownall, Business News

Business News subscribers can read the full article as published in the September issue of the Business News Magazine here.