Grants are now available for Tasmanian councils, authorities and natural resource management organisations to plant climate tolerant trees in urban environments to increase carbon storage and strengthen resilience to climate change.

Under the changing climate, Tasmania is expected to experience an increase in annual temperatures including more hot days, and heatwaves. Increasing green areas in our urban environments can create more sustainable, comfortable and liveable communities, especially during high temperatures.

Grants of between $5,000 and $40,000 are available to support urban tree-planting projects of all sizes throughout the state.

A total of $200,000 is available for this grant program.

To support Tasmanian councils, authorities and recognised natural resource management organisations to:

• increase canopy cover and the number of climate tolerant trees in our urban environments
• increase carbon storage by planting new trees
• build and improve resilience to the impacts of climate change, by making urban environments more comfortable and liveable, especially during periods of high temperatures.

To be eligible for a grant you must be one of the following:

• a Tasmanian council as established under the Local Government Act 1993
• an authority as established under the Local Government Act 1993
• a recognised natural resource management organisation as established under the Natural Resource Management Act 2002.

• Email: climatechange@recfit.tas.gov.au