There has never been a better time to find practical, sustainable
ways to reduce the impact of climate change. Ecofund is an initiative of
the Queensland Government to channel investment into protecting our natural
assets and expanding protected areas in Queensland.
Ecofund provides services to its clients to meet
regulatory environmental offset requirements and to purchase carbon
offsets. Ecofund has been established to provide Queenslanders with an
opportunity to take action against climate change, encourage local carbon
industry development and support positive environmental outcomes for
Queensland.
A key goal for Ecofund is to assist the Queensland Government with its
target of increasing protected areas in Queensland to 20 million hectares
by 2020 - an important goal that needs the support of all Queenslanders.
You'll be able to help reach this target by purchasing offsets from
Ecofund or by donating to the Balance the Earth trust.
Ecofund is gearing up to launch its exciting range of products
and services directly to Queenslanders and Queensland businesses in 2010.
Learn more about:
Environmental Offsets
Environmental offsets are actions taken to counterbalance the environmental
impacts that result from developments. Ecofund will secure strategically located
offsets that provide additional environmental benefits by linking, buffering and
expanding Queensland's protected areas and by enhancing ecosystems through
protecting and managing land, vegetation and wildlife habitat.
Carbon Offsets
Voluntary carbon offsets are an important part of a well rounded carbon
reduction plan. The first step is to avoid and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
This can be achieved by doing things like cutting back on your electricity use,
taking public transport or using your car less and buying local produce. We all
know it's impossible to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions completely and that's
when further action can be taken by purchasing carbon offsets - or as Ecofund
like to call it - ecobalancing.
Carbon offsets are an investment in a project or activity that reduces
greenhouse gas emissions from the atmosphere and are used to balance your
daily life. There are a range of offset products available, but Ecofund's
products are sourced from Queensland and include energy efficiency, renewable
energy and biodiverse forestry projects.
Ecofundraising
Ecofund will seek tax deductible donations from Queenslanders to help expand
national parks. Ecofund will encourage environmental
awareness and education as part of all philanthropic activities.
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Privacy Policy
- Your privacy
- Information collected on the Ecofund Queensland website
- Personal information storage
- Mailing list subscription
- Email
- Security
- Contact
Your privacy
This is the Ecofund Queensland website. Ecofund is currently a business unit of
the Department of Environment and Resource Management. We are committed to protecting
user privacy. We understand that visitors and users of this website are concerned
about their privacy, and the confidentiality and security of any information that
is provided.
Information collected on the Ecofund Queensland website
Unless you specifically tell us, the Ecofund Queensland website will never know who
you are. If there are "cookies" on our site (information held about your visits to
websites) it will be your choice to enable them.
When you visit this website our Internet Service Provider's standard web logs
record anonymous information for statistical purposes only, including:
- The type of browser you are using
- Your traffic patterns through our site such as:
- The date and time of your visit to the site;
- The pages you accessed and documents downloaded;
- The previous page you visited prior to accessing our site;
- The Internet address of the server accessing our site.
- Access to information collected
No attempt is or will be made to identify your personal details except in the event
of an investigation when a law enforcement agency may exercise a warrant to inspect
the Internet Service Provider's logs.
Personal information storage
Where we store your personal information depends on what products and services you
have requested from us. Some areas may include (amongst other things) email databases
for communication subscriptions:
Mailing list subscription
If you subscribe to our mailing list, we collect your personal information so that
we can use it for any purpose that it was requested and directly related purposes, and
developing, improving and marketing our products and services. Any e-mail sent to you
will be to update you about Ecofund Queensland and our products and services. If you
do not wish to remain a subscriber to our mailing list or otherwise receive updates on
our products and services, you are able to remove your details from the subscriptions
list via our website.
Email
Email correspondence sent to info@ecofund.net.au will be treated as a public record and
will be retained as required by the Libraries and Archives Act 1998 and other relevant regulations.
We will not add any details from your email to a mailing list, and we will not disclose
these details to third parties without your consent, unless required by law. We will disclose
your email details to the relevant authorities if necessary to protect the safety of the
public or to protect the rights and property of the State of Queensland.
Our Internet Service Provider may monitor email traffic for system trouble shooting and
maintenance purposes only.
Providing feedback through the email info@ecofund.net.au does not in any way affect
your access to Queensland Government websites.
Security
This site does not provide facilities for securely transmitting information across the
Internet. We recognise that there can be risks with transmitting information across the Internet.
This site contains links to non-Queensland Government websites. The Queensland Government
is not responsible for the privacy or security practices or the content of such websites.
Contact
If you have any queries about our privacy and security practices, please contact info@ecofund.net.au.
We will assume consent to the management of your personal information in the manner
specified in this Privacy Policy unless you contact us otherwise.
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Site Disclaimer
Department of Environment and Resource Management and Ecofund Queensland expressly
excludes any warranties concerning the currency, accuracy, completeness, availability
or suitability of the content of this site.
You accept the sole responsibility and risk associated with any use of the content
of this site, irrespective of the purpose to which such content is applied.
To the extent permitted by law, Department of Environment and Resource Management
and Ecofund Queensland disclaim all responsibility and liability (including without
limitation, liability in negligence) for any expense, damage, loss or costs which you
may incur as a result of use of or reliance on the content of this site. In no
circumstances shall Department of Environment and Resource Management or Ecofund
Queensland be liable for any special, consequential or indirect loss or damage arising
from your use of or reliance on the content of this site, even if Department of
Environment and Resource Management or Ecofund Queensland is aware of the possibility
of such loss.
In particular, users are advised to refer to the current Acts and Regulations of
the Queensland Parliament which the Department of Environment and Resource Management
administers and current Agency policies and practices.
Third Party Sites
Some of the pages on this site contain links to pages or sites which are not under
the control of Department of Environment and Resource Management or Ecofund Queensland.
No representation or warranty is made by Department of Environment and Resource
Management or Ecofund Queensland regarding the content of any such pages or sites.
Merely because links are made to third party sites, does not mean that Department of
Environment and Resource Management or Ecofund Queensland promotes or endorses any of
those sites. It is possible that adverse consequences including malicious code or loss
of privacy may result from use of third party sites.
Emails
Emails sent by Ecofund Queensland may contain information that is confidential, private,
or covered by legal professional privilege, and may be protected by copyright.
You may use the e-mail only if you are the person(s) it was intended to be sent to
and if you use it in an authorised way. No one is allowed to use, review, alter,
transmit, disclose, distribute, print or copy an e-mail without appropriate authority.
If you have received an e-mail in error, please inform the sender immediately by phone
or e-mail and delete the e-mail, including any copies, from your computer system network
and destroy any hardcopies.
Unless otherwise stated, the e-mail represents the views of the sender and not the
views of the Department of Environment and Resource Management or Ecofund Queensland.
Although the e-mail has been checked for the presence of computer viruses, the Department
of Environment and Resource Management or Ecofund Queensland provides no warranty
that all viruses have been detected and cleaned. Any use of e-mail received from the
Department of Environment and Resource Management and its business unit Ecofund
Queensland could harm your computer system. It is your responsibility to ensure that
the e-mail does not contain and is not affected by computer viruses, defects or
interference by third parties or replication problems (including incompatibility
with your computer system).
Email correspondence sent to this website will be treated as a record of a public
authority and will be retained as required by the Public Records Act 2001 and other
relevant laws and regulations.
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