Prestige Carbon Project

Prestige Carbon Project is a soil organic carbon sequestration project located in the Limestone Coast region of South Australia, approximately 20km south of Lucindale. It was registered in May 2018 and covers an active area of 63.71ha.

Soil organic carbon projects involve modifying agricultural practices to increase the storage of carbon in the soil, requiring baseline testing and regular sampling or modeling to measure changes. This project achieves this by applying synthetic or non-synthetic fertilizers to address material soil deficiencies, and altering the stocking rate, duration, and intensity of grazing to promote vegetation cover and improve overall soil health.

The Limestone Coast region is well known for productive cattle and sheep grazing, as well as broadacre agriculture and forestry operations. The area experiences a Mediterranean climate with moderate to high rainfall for the state. Soils in the region generally consist of sandy loams over clay and fertile terra rossa over a limestone base.

Interestingly, the project has undergone several administrative variations over its lifetime. In September 2024, the total active project area was reduced. The following year, the proponent changed from Corporate Carbon Solutions Pty Ltd to Agriprove Solutions Pty Ltd, and the project transitioned from the 2014 grazing systems determination to the updated 2021 Measurement and Models methodology. Public registry data indicates the project has been issued 2,463 Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) to date, and its crediting period is expected to end in 2043.