Glenariff Native Forest Protection Project

Glenariff Native Forest Protection Project is an avoided deforestation project located on the 'Glenariff' pastoral station, approximately 102km northwest of Nyngan and 103km southeast of Bourke in Western NSW. It was registered in May 2014 and covers 16,268.16ha.

Avoided deforestation projects involve protecting native forests from being cleared and preventing the release of stored carbon. Under this specific methodology, landholders voluntarily surrender a historical clearing permit (issued prior to 1 July 2010) and commit to keeping the native forest intact rather than converting the land for agricultural use.

The Western NSW region surrounding the project is a semi-arid environment known for broadacre agriculture, including cereal cropping and extensive livestock grazing, particularly rangeland goats. The local environment experiences low annual rainfall and is characterised by soil types consisting largely of red loams and gravel ridges.

An interesting note about this project is that it successfully secured and fulfilled a Carbon Abatement Contract (CAC137406) with the Australian Government, delivering a total of 281,493 Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) before being officially completed in November 2023. The project is managed in partnership with carbon developer Select Carbon Pty Ltd. Additionally, recent real estate media highlighting the property showcase how the lucrative carbon project income is used to directly offset and complement the station's existing cereal farming and goat operations.