Carbon Positive Biodiverse Plantings

Carbon Positive Biodiverse Plantings is an environmental planting project spanning multiple sites, including areas roughly 20km north of Lismore in New South Wales and 60km north of Albany near Mount Barker in Western Australia. It was registered in June 2021 and initially covers 147.45 ha, with project area variations adding and removing land between 2022 and 2026.

Environmental planting projects involve establishing permanent plantings of mixed native tree species at a density capable of achieving forest cover, which typically requires planting at least 200 stems per hectare to eventually reach 2 metres in height and 20% crown cover.

Because the project spans multiple states, the regional land use and environments differ significantly. The Lismore area in northern NSW is historically known for dairy and beef cattle grazing, featuring high subtropical rainfall and rich basalt and clay soils. Conversely, the Western Australian sites in the Plantagenet local government area are traditionally used for broadacre cropping and sheep grazing, characterised by a Mediterranean climate with moderate winter rainfall and sandy loam or gravelly lateritic soils.

This project is managed by Regenerate Australia Ltd, a registered charity formerly known as Carbon Positive Australia. The project was set up to sequester carbon, rebuild biodiversity, and restore degraded agricultural landscapes using tree species native to each respective local area.