Bulgoo Station Native Forest Protection Project

Bulgoo Station Native Forest Protection Project is an avoided deforestation project located at Bulgoo Station, approximately 60km south of Cobar in western New South Wales. It was registered in February 2014 and covers 20,705.27 ha.

Avoided deforestation projects prevent greenhouse gas emissions by protecting native forests from being permanently cleared and converted to agricultural systems, such as cropping or grazing. A standard requirement for this methodology is that the landholder must hold a valid land clearing permit that was issued before 1 July 2010.

The Cobar region is situated in the Cobar Peneplain bioregion, an area widely known for large-scale sheep and goat pastoral stations. The environment is semi-arid, experiencing low rainfall of approximately 400mm annually. Soils in this region typically consist of red earths, red-brown earths, and shallow stony lithosols on the ridges.

This project allowed the original graziers, George and Beverly Yench, to secure a lucrative contract to sell carbon credits rather than clearing the ridgy, semi-arid land for extra livestock capacity. The property protects vast open woodlands dominated by White Cypress Pine, Poplar Box, and Mulga scrub. The project is managed in partnership with GreenCollar and undergoes environmental accounting to ensure biodiversity health alongside carbon sequestration. In July 2022, the proponent was updated to Bulgoo Pastoral Pty Ltd as the Trustee for Bulgoo Pastoral Unit Trust.