Glen Ailee Station Native Forest Protection Project

Glen Ailee Station Native Forest Protection Project is an avoided deforestation project located near the rural locality of Bobadah, approximately 111km south-west of Nyngan in the Bogan Shire of NSW. It was registered in August 2014 and covers an area of 1,980.12ha.

Avoided deforestation projects protect native forests from being cleared or deforested. The standard requirement for this methodology is that the native forest must be protected from being converted into an agricultural system on land where a historical clearing permit was issued prior to 1 July 2010. By maintaining the native vegetation, the project avoids significant greenhouse gas emissions.

The surrounding Bogan Shire region is largely known for its agricultural production, primarily broadacre cropping and large-scale livestock grazing for sheep and cattle. The area experiences a semi-arid climate with relatively low rainfall. The local environmental conditions are typically characterised by red earth soils, red loams, and sandy loams.

An interesting fact about this project is its strong carbon abatement track record, having successfully secured and completed three separate Carbon Abatement Contracts between 2018 and 2020. Furthermore, Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) generated by the Glen Ailee project have been purchased and retired by corporate buyers such as Kilter Rural for their Climate Active certifications. Kilter Rural highlighted the project's success in protecting the Darling Riverine Plains bioregion and providing valuable co-benefits, noting that the project contributes directly to the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goal 15 (Life on Land) by assisting in the restoration of degraded soils.