Moquilambo Native Forest Protection Project

Moquilambo Native Forest Protection Project is an avoided deforestation project located on Moquilambo Station, approximately 30km north of Cobar in central-western New South Wales. Registered in February 2015, the project spans a total area of 13,645.08 hectares.

Avoided deforestation projects generate carbon credits by protecting native forests from being cleared and converted into agricultural systems, such as cropping or grazing. A standard requirement under the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative, Avoided Deforestation 1.1) Methodology Determination 2015 is that the protected land must have been issued a valid clearing consent permit prior to 1 July 2010.

The Cobar region is a semi-arid environment characterized by low annual rainfall, averaging around 350 to 400mm, combined with high evaporation rates. Situated on the Cobar Pediplain, the landscape typically features red earths and gravelly ridges. The general land uses in this region consist predominantly of pastoral agriculture, notably sheep and cattle grazing, alongside significant metalliferous mining operations.

This project is managed by Terra Carbon Pty Limited, acting as the sole project proponent and participant. Interestingly, the project underwent a methodology variation in May 2015, transitioning from the older 2013 Avoided Deforestation methodology to the updated 2015 determination. A further variation occurred in May 2026, when certain listed areas were removed from the project's overall boundary. To estimate its retained carbon stock and abatement, the project applies allometric equations to tree measurements collected through regular biomass surveys conducted across the protected area.