Glenwood Native Forest Protection Project

Glenwood Native Forest Protection Project is an avoided deforestation project located near Nymagee in the central-western region of New South Wales, approximately 90km southeast of Cobar. It was registered in July 2014 and covers an area of 9,023.83 hectares.

Avoided deforestation projects involve protecting native forests from being permanently cleared for agricultural use, such as grazing or cropping. A key standard requirement for this method is that the land must have been issued a valid clearing permit prior to 1 July 2010, which demonstrates that the protected forest faced a genuine historical threat of deforestation.

The Nymagee and Cobar region is classified as semi-arid, experiencing relatively low and variable rainfall. Land use in this area is predominantly pastoral, focusing on sheep and cattle grazing alongside native forestry and scrubland. The local soils are typically composed of red earths, clay loams, and sandy loams.

This project avoids emissions by ceasing any planned clearing activities and preventing the conversion of the land into an agricultural system. The project is managed by the agent Terra Carbon Pty Limited on behalf of the proponent, Michael John Nicholson. In May 2015, the project successfully varied its methodology from the 2013 Avoided Deforestation determination to the updated Carbon Farming Initiative-Avoided Deforestation 1.1 Methodology Determination 2015.