Sandalwood Part Two Carbon Project (Revoked)

Sandalwood Part Two Carbon Project (Revoked) was a soil carbon sequestration project located in the Limestone Coast region of South Australia, approximately 25 kilometers southeast of Naracoorte and near the Victorian border. Registered in December 2020, the project covered a significant area of 2,093 hectares. The project was situated in the Naracoorte Lucindale Council area, a region renowned for its productive agricultural land, primarily utilized for livestock grazing (sheep and cattle) and cropping.

The project operated under the Measurement of Soil Carbon Sequestration in Agricultural Systems methodology. This method requires landholders to implement new management activities, such as altering stocking rates, improving fertilizer application, or modifying grazing intensity, to increase the amount of carbon stored in the soil. Unlike modeled methods, this approach requires physical soil sampling to verify carbon increases over time. The "Sandalwood" property appears to have been the site of multiple carbon project registrations, as a separate Sandalwood Carbon Project also exists in the Clean Energy Regulator's records.

Environmentally, the region experiences a Mediterranean climate with cool, wet winters and warm, dry summers. Rainfall in this area generally averages between 550mm and 650mm annually. The local soil profiles are typically diverse, often featuring the famous "Terra Rossa" soils over limestone ridges, interspersed with sandy loams and heavier clays in the flats (swales), which are highly suitable for pasture improvement.

On June 11, 2025, the project was revoked under Section 30 of the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Rule 2015. This section governs voluntary revocations, where the project proponent, in this case, Agriprove Solutions, requests to cancel the project. This often occurs if the project is being restructured, aggregated into a larger project, or if early soil testing indicated that the target carbon sequestration rates were not being met.