Don Stanley Reforestation Project (Revoked)

The Don Stanley Reforestation Project (Revoked) was a carbon sequestration initiative primarily located in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, with a significant operational focus near the town of Kalannie, approximately 260km northeast of Perth. Registered in January 2014, the project covered an aggregated area of roughly 1,141 hectares. The project was named after Don Stanley, a pioneering figure in the region's oil mallee industry and father of the current operators of the proponent company, Kochii Eucalyptus Oil Pty Ltd.

The project operated under the Reforestation and Afforestation 1.2 methodology, which incentivizes the establishment of permanent tree plantings on land previously used for agricultural purposes, such as grazing or cropping. The specific activity involved planting drought-tolerant mallee eucalypts, including Eucalyptus loxophleba (York Gum), Eucalyptus kochii (Oil Mallee), and Eucalyptus polybractea (Blue Mallee). These species are native to the region and are well-adapted to the semi-arid climate, which typically sees low rainfall (approx. 300–400mm annually) and features ancient, often sandy or loamy soils. These plantings are frequently utilized in the WA Wheatbelt to combat dryland salinity and reduce soil erosion.

The project is notable for its revocation in March 2018, following significant relinquishment notices issued by the Clean Energy Regulator in 2017 and 2018 requiring the return of over 4,800 Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs). While the specific reasons for the revocation are administrative, the proponent, Kochii Eucalyptus Oil, operates a commercial distillery that harvests these trees to produce eucalyptus oil. The trees are "coppiced" (cut to ground level to spur regrowth) on a 2-to-3-year cycle. This harvesting model likely conflicted with the long-term carbon permanence obligations of the specific reforestation methodology used at the time, prompting the proponent to exit the carbon scheme and focus on oil production.