Wespine Carbon Plantations Two

Wespine Carbon Plantations Two is a plantation forestry project located across several sites in the South West region of Western Australia, extending from approximately 15km south-east of Bunbury down to the Bridgetown area. It was registered in July 2021 and covers 251.38 hectares.

Plantation forestry projects generate carbon credits by establishing new plantation forests or converting existing short-rotation plantations to long-rotation ones for the commercial harvesting of wood products. The forests are managed to sequester carbon from the atmosphere as the trees mature, providing a sustainable timber resource over the crediting period.

The South West region of Western Australia is known for commercial forestry operations, cattle grazing, and broadacre agriculture. The area experiences a Mediterranean climate with high winter rainfall, and the regional soils typically range from lateritic gravels and clay loams to coastal sandy loams.

This project is operated by Wespine Industries Pty Ltd, a major Western Australian softwood timber manufacturer based in Dardanup. It sequesters carbon primarily by converting an existing short-rotation plantation forest to a long-rotation plantation forest. Between February and October 2023, the project underwent four separate variations to successfully add new areas to the total project footprint. Additionally, in October 2022, the proponent updated the project's methodology to align with the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative-Plantation Forestry) Methodology Determination 2022.