Etiwanda Native Forest Protection Project

The Etiwanda Native Forest Protection Project is a large-scale Avoided Deforestation project located at Etiwanda Station, approximately 90km south of Cobar in the Nymagee district of New South Wales. Registered in June 2014, the project encompasses a significant project area of 9,932 hectares within the 34,000-hectare pastoral property.

Avoided Deforestation (Methodology 1.1) projects are designed to prevent the clearing of native forest on land that had a valid clearing permit issued prior to 1 July 2010. By voluntarily surrendering the right to clear this vegetation for agricultural expansion (such as cropping or improved pasture), the project proponents generate carbon credits for the emissions avoided. In this specific region, these permits often related to the management of Invasive Native Scrub (INS).

The project is situated in the Cobar Peneplain bioregion, an area characterized by a semi-arid climate and low, variable rainfall averaging around 350mm to 390mm annually. The landscape features iconic red earth soils (loams) supporting vegetation such as Mulga, White Cypress Pine, Bimble Box, and Turpentine. The broader land use in this district is rangeland grazing, specifically for sheep, cattle, and goats.

Originally established by landholders Andrew and Megan Mosely (Stuart Henry Mosely), the project participant role was transferred to Terra Carbon Pty Limited (a subsidiary of GreenCollar) in 2021. The Mosely family has publicly noted that the consistent cash flow from this carbon project allowed them to fund significant infrastructure improvements, including subdividing paddocks to implement rotational grazing and better manage total grazing pressure on the property.