Blewett Carbon Project 5

Blewett Carbon Project 5 is a soil carbon sequestration project located in the Western Downs region of Queensland, approximately 25km east of the rural locality of Westmar and 40km southwest of Moonie. Registered on December 9, 2022, the project covers a land area of 521.3 hectares. The project operates under the guidance of Agriprove Solutions, a prominent developer in the Australian soil carbon sector.

The project utilizes the Estimation of Soil Organic Carbon Sequestration using Measurement and Models Methodology Determination 2021. This methodology requires the proponent to baseline the current soil carbon levels through physical drilling and sampling. Credits are subsequently generated by measuring the increase in Soil Organic Carbon (SOC) stocks over time, achieved through changes in land management. Specific activities for this project involve altering grazing intensity (stocking rates and duration) and establishing permanent pastures, likely utilizing multi-species fodder crops to stimulate root growth and soil biology.

The surrounding Western Downs region is situated within the Brigalow Belt, an area historically significant for sheep and cattle grazing as well as cereal cropping. The environment is classified as semi-arid to subtropical, with a mean annual rainfall of approximately 500mm, which is summer-dominant. The local terrain typically features level to gently undulating plains with soils often dominated by Vertosols (grey and black cracking clays). These soils generally possess high fertility and water-holding capacity, making them well-suited for soil carbon projects if historical degradation can be reversed through regenerative practices.

The naming convention "Blewett Carbon Project 5" suggests this is part of a larger aggregation of projects involving the same landholding entity, likely allowing for a portfolio approach to managing carbon baselining and credit issuance across multiple land parcels.