Earle Carbon Project

Earle Carbon Project is a soil carbon sequestration project located in the Latrobe Council area, approximately 11km southeast of Devonport in northern Tasmania. It was registered in December 2020 and covers 134.73 hectares. The Latrobe region is well known for active agriculture, mixed livestock grazing, and commercial forestry operations. The area experiences a moderate oceanic climate with cool, wet winters and reliable annual rainfall averaging around 767mm. Soils in the region typically range from deep, well-structured basalt-derived Ferrosols in the broader northern area, to sandy duplex profiles and deeper sands across the immediate Latrobe land system.

Measurement of Soil Carbon Sequestration in Agricultural Systems projects involve implementing new eligible land management practices and physically measuring the carbon drawn down into the soil over time to calculate sequestration. This project specifically aims to increase soil carbon by re-establishing or rejuvenating an existing pasture through seeding, and by strategically altering the stocking rate, duration, and intensity of livestock grazing.

Managed by the project proponent Agriprove Solutions Pty Ltd, a major developer and agent in the Australian soil carbon market, the Earle Carbon Project is registered under a 25-year permanence period. The initiative demonstrates how regenerative grazing practices and pasture management can be utilized to actively sequester carbon while maintaining a productive agricultural system.