Nullawarra Station Native Forest Protection Project

Nullawarra Station Native Forest Protection Project is an avoided deforestation project located approximately 35km southwest of the major outback town of Cobar in NSW. It was registered in February 2014 and covers 9,423.73ha.

Avoided deforestation projects generate Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) by protecting native forest from being deforested and preventing the land from being converted to an agricultural system. Under this standard methodology, a valid clearing permit must have been issued for the land before 1 July 2010. To estimate the carbon abatement, project proponents must apply allometric equations to tree measurements collected through biomass surveys conducted within the project area.

The Cobar region is historically known for extensive sheep grazing operations alongside base metal and gold mining. The environment is defined by a semi-arid climate with low, highly variable rainfall, and local soil types generally consist of red earths and sandy loams.

An interesting note regarding this project is the existence of a sister project on the exact same property, the Nullawarra Station #2 Native Forest Protection Project (EOP100683). The Nullawarra Station property itself operates as a working agricultural enterprise and is home to the Jan-A-Ree SheepMaster Stud, run by project proponent David Harrison. Additionally, the project underwent a methodology variation in May 2015 to transition to the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative - Avoided Deforestation 1.1) Methodology Determination 2015, and completed a participant name variation in October 2021 to formally remove Jan Harrison from the registration.