Deddick Valley.
Fast facts.
Account ID: AU00093
Account Holder: Healthy Forests Foundation
Registration date: 17 June 2025
Location: Deddick Valley, Victoria
Area: 105 ha
Assets: Vegetation (Native Vegetation) & Fauna (Terrestrial Mammals)
Method: METHOD-NV-03 (90%) & METHOD-F-01 (80%)
Environmental Account Summary: In development
Technical Report: In development
Healthy Forests Foundation has registered Deddick Valley and is currently in the process of developing an Environmental Account to submit for certification.
About the account.
This Environmental Account is part of a privately owned property in the Deddick Valley, Victoria, which adjoins the Snowy River National Park. The account covers 105 hectares of the 404-hectare property. It is an area of densely forested, unhealthy and unmanaged forest. The property owner is a First Nations Elder and Gunnai Kurnai Croajingalong man. He has started managing small areas of his property using Traditional Ecological Knowledge, such as cool burning. He will continue managing these areas and will expand his management to other areas on the property, focusing first on areas closer to structures. The management goals include reducing fire risks, managing invasive species and restoring forest health to benefit native plants and animals. The Environmental Account is intended to demonstrate the value of applying traditional ecological knowledge to restore and manage the health of forests.
Account location.
About Healthy Forests Foundation.
The Healthy Forests Foundation is a registered charity committed to restoring degraded forests through meaningful partnerships with First Nations people. What sets the Healthy Forests Foundation apart is our holistic approach to forest management. We believe that the most effective way to restore forest health is by integrating First Nations knowledge with the latest scientific research. We do this by collaborating closely with First Nations people to ensure our forest restoration efforts are guided by traditional ecological knowledge and respect for cultural heritage. Through these partnerships, we aim to create opportunities for First Nations communities to practice traditional land management and explore pathways for economic self-determination. This humanistic approach aligns with how Australia’s forests were managed by First Nations prior to European settlement and is supported by the latest local and international research, reports, and frameworks. We recognise traditional ecological knowledge is owned by First Nations people and we will not misappropriate, use without consent or commercially exploit it.
