Gunderson Carbon (Revoked)

Gunderson Carbon (Revoked) was a soil carbon sequestration project located near Poowong in the South Gippsland region of Victoria, approximately 110km south-east of Melbourne. Registered in July 2017 by Corporate Carbon Solutions Pty Ltd, the project covers an area of 96.89 hectares.

The project operated under the Sequestering Carbon in Soils in Grazing Systems Methodology Determination 2014. Soil carbon projects under this methodology involve storing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere into agricultural soils by altering land management practices. Standard requirements include implementing a qualified land management strategy that introduces new or materially different pasture and grazing practices, such as adjusting stocking density, altering grazing duration, or changing pasture species, and undertaking baseline and subsequent direct soil sampling to physically measure the increase in soil organic carbon.

South Gippsland is well known for its intensive dairy farming, beef cattle grazing, and forestry operations. The region experiences a high rainfall climate, which supports lush, year-round pasture growth. Soils in this region are predominantly sodosols and dermosols (clay and brown loams), which are naturally well-suited to pasture-based agriculture and highly responsive to regenerative grazing practices. The designated project activities for this specific property included managing grazing and managing pasture.

According to the Clean Energy Regulator, the project was officially revoked on August 8, 2024, under Section 30 of the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Rule.