Claymore Native Forest Protection Project

Claymore Native Forest Protection Project is an Avoided deforestation project located in the Brewarrina local government area, approximately 90km south of Brewarrina and 95km northwest of Nyngan in New South Wales. It was registered in March 2015 and covers an area of 1827.22 hectares.

Avoided deforestation projects involve protecting native forests from being cleared and converted into agricultural systems, such as cropland or grassland. A key standard requirement for this methodology is that the land must have been issued a valid clearing permit (consent) prior to 1 July 2010. Instead of clearing the land, the forest is protected, and carbon abatement is calculated using allometric equations to measure tree biomass and determine the avoided loss of carbon stock.

The Brewarrina region is known for widespread sheep and cattle grazing alongside some broadacre cropping. The area is classified as a semi-arid environment with typically low rainfall. The regional soils generally consist of grey cracking clays (vertosols) near river floodplains and red earth soils across the broader plains.

The project proponent is Terra Carbon Pty Limited, a subsidiary of the GreenCollar Group, which is one of Australia’s largest environmental market developers. Additionally, the project updated its methodology on 18 May 2015, transitioning from the 2013 Avoided Deforestation determination to the 2015 standard. The project has actively delivered Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) to the Commonwealth under a fixed-delivery contract secured in the April 2015 auction.