Tripodi Native Forest Protection Project

The Tripodi Native Forest Protection Project is an Avoided Deforestation project located approximately 80km south of Bourke and 90km north of Cobar in Western New South Wales. Registered in June 2014, the project encompasses a significant area of 12,374 hectares. The site sits within the Bourke Shire Council area, a region predominantly characterized by rangeland grazing operations for sheep, cattle, and goats.

This project operates under the Avoided Deforestation 1.1 methodology. This specific method was designed for landholders who held a valid land-clearing permit (specifically an Invasive Native Scrub Property Vegetation Plan or similar) issued before July 1, 2010. By choosing not to exercise this permit to convert the native forest into cropland or pasture, the project generates carbon credits equivalent to the emissions avoided. The method essentially pays landholders to retain native forest that they had previously won the legal right to clear.

The environment in this part of the Cobar Peneplain is classified as semi-arid, with low and variable rainfall typically averaging between 300mm and 400mm annually. The landscape is defined by its red earth and clay loam soils, supporting vegetation such as Mulga, Bimble Box, and White Cypress Pine. The project is managed by the Tripodi family with the assistance of Terra Carbon Pty Limited as the agent, and it holds a significant carbon abatement contract with the Australian Government to deliver over 950,000 ACCUs.