Woodside Native Reforestation Project - Phase 2

Woodside Native Reforestation Project - Phase 2 is an environmental planting project located at the 'Manalling' property on Prices Road in Namban, approximately 25km north of the regional town of Moora and 170km north of Perth in Western Australia. It was registered in August 2020 and initially covered 3,512.22 ha, though portions of the project area were removed in a September 2026 variation.

Environmental planting projects involve establishing permanent plantings of native tree and shrub species on land that has been predominantly used for agriculture for at least five years prior to commencement. The methodology requires planting native species at a sufficient density (typically at least 200 stems per hectare) to establish a native forest capable of reaching at least 2 metres in height and a minimum of 20% crown cover.

The Namban and wider Moora region is a prominent part of the northern Wheatbelt, well known for broadacre agriculture including wheat cropping and livestock farming such as sheep, cattle, and pigs. The area experiences a Mediterranean climate with semi-arid to moderate winter rainfall. The soils on the property consist largely of low-productivity sandy soils and sandy loams characteristic of the mid-west sandplains, which historically supported biodiverse native Kwongan heath.

This project was established as the second phase of Woodside's multi-phase corporate emissions offset initiative. The proponent, Woodside Energy Carbon (Services) Pty Ltd, purchased the Namban property to repurpose it into a mixed carbon farm. This approach features a combination of continued agriculture, plantation forestry, and biodiverse environmental reforestation utilizing locally native species.