Index unlocks a market for nature recovery work

29 Sep 2025
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Yandina Creek wetland in Queensland, a coastal area under restoration at The Blue Heart research site. Photo credit: Dr Valerie Hagger

Research has opened the door for coastal wetland restoration projects to potentially earn tradeable biodiversity certificates.

Dr Valerie Hagger from The University of Queensland’s School of the Environment has led a project to develop a multi-diversity index (MDI) specific to coastal wetlands to help support biodiversity certification methods being developed by the Australian Government.

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