Woodside Native Reforestation Project - Phase 3

Woodside Native Reforestation Project - Phase 3 is an environmental planting project located approximately 40 to 60km northwest of Moora in Western Australia. It was registered in March 2022 and originally covered 2,864.21 hectares.

Environmental planting projects involve establishing permanent plantings of a mix of native tree and shrub species to sequester carbon and restore habitat. Under standard methodology requirements, the plantings must be at a density sufficient to achieve forest cover, typically requiring at least 200 stems per hectare to eventually reach 20% crown cover and a height of at least 2 metres. The land selected for these activities must have been predominantly used for agricultural purposes for at least five years prior to project commencement.

The Moora region sits within the Western Australian Wheatbelt and is primarily known for broadacre agriculture, such as wheat cropping and sheep grazing. The area experiences a Mediterranean climate with semi-arid to moderate rainfall (averaging roughly 460-500mm annually), while the local soils typically consist of sandy loams and lateritic gravels over clay bases.

This project is part of a larger carbon offset portfolio developed by Woodside Energy, which has acquired multiple grazing properties across the state to revegetate marginal land, offset corporate emissions, and restore biodiversity linkages. The wider reforestation initiative actively supports Indigenous enterprises, recently engaging the Yued Rangers for large-scale seedling planting efforts. Over the course of the project, variations to the project area occurred in December 2024 and September 2026, which saw portions of the originally listed land removed.