Cook Carbon Project (Revoked)

The Cook Carbon Project (Revoked) is a soil carbon sequestration project located in the Meander Valley region of Tasmania, approximately 5 kilometers southwest of the township of Westbury and 30 kilometers west of Launceston. Registered in November 2020, the project covered a land area of 96.41 hectares within a region characterized by mixed agricultural land use, primarily consisting of grazing and cropping operations.

This project operated under the Measurement of Soil Carbon Sequestration in Agricultural Systems methodology (2018). This method credits landholders for increasing soil organic carbon levels through changes in land management activities, in this case, re-establishing or rejuvenating pasture by seeding. Projects of this type generally require a minimum operational period (often 25 years) and rigorous baseline and subsequent soil sampling to verify carbon stock increases.

The Meander Valley environment is well-suited for high-productivity agriculture, classified as a high-rainfall zone with annual averages typically between 700mm and 900mm. The local soil profiles are diverse, often featuring Ferrosols (red soils) or Dermosols (structured clay soils), such as the "Cressy" or "Woodstock" soil associations, which are fertile but can be prone to structure decline if over-cultivated.

On December 12, 2024, the project was revoked under Section 30 of the CFI Rule. While Section 30 of the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011 typically allows for voluntary revocation by the proponent (often due to commercial reassessment or land sales), the specific citation of the Rule suggests a procedural conclusion to the project's registration. The proponent, Agriprove Solutions, is a prominent developer in the Australian soil carbon market, known for aggregating similar pasture-based projects.