Killala Native Forest Protection Project

Killala Native Forest Protection Project is an avoided deforestation project located approximately 50km south of Cobar in western New South Wales. It was registered in October 2014 and covers 9,843.96 ha.

Avoided deforestation projects involve protecting native forests from being deforested and the land from being converted to an agricultural system. Under this methodology, a clearing permit must have been issued for the property before 1 July 2010. This project avoids emissions by legally ensuring the native forest is not cleared.

The Cobar area is heavily utilized for pastoral activities, specifically sheep and goat grazing operations. The region is classified as semi-arid, and soils in the basin are generally iron-rich red silty loams, clays, and well-drained sandy soils.

This project operates under a 100-year permanence period. It was originally registered by landholder Kenneth James Dunne before the participant name was varied to Terra Carbon Pty Limited in March 2015. Carbon income from the project has vastly improved the property's resilience to severe drought, paying for trucked-in pasture to feed sheep, the construction of three new livestock water tanks, and extensive fencing replacement.