Bundella North Native Forest Protection Project

Bundella North Native Forest Protection Project is an avoided deforestation project located approximately 40km northwest of Cobar in western NSW. It was registered in November 2014 and covers 5,985.73ha.

Avoided deforestation projects involve protecting native forests from being cleared and converted into agricultural land. A strict standard requirement for this methodology is that the land must have been issued a valid clearing permit before 1 July 2010. The project avoids greenhouse gas emissions by surrendering the right to clear the forest. The carbon stock for this project is determined using allometric equations applied to tree measurements collected during biomass surveys.

The Cobar region is known for large-scale pastoral grazing operations, primarily sheep and cattle, as well as historic and active mining. The area is considered a semi-arid environment with low rainfall, and soils are generally red earths, sandy loams, and clay loams.

The project was initially registered by Carrol Abeni before being transferred to Terra Carbon Pty Limited in March 2015. Terra Carbon is a subsidiary of GreenCollar, one of Australia's largest environmental markets developers. Public registry data indicates that the project has been highly active, having generated over 85,000 Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) to date.