Jones Carbon Project 9

Jones Carbon Project 9 is a soil carbon project located in the fertile Arcadia Valley, approximately 70km north of Injune and 110km south of Rolleston in Central Queensland. Registered in February 2023, the project originally covered a larger envelope but now encompasses approximately 265 hectares following a variation in June 2024 to remove specific land areas from the project scope.

The project operates under the Estimation of Soil Organic Carbon Sequestration using Measurement and Models (2021) methodology. This method requires landholders to implement new management activities, such as altering stocking rates, grazing intensity, or applying nutrients, to increase soil organic carbon stocks. The carbon sequestered is calculated by comparing baseline soil measurements against subsequent sampling rounds and modeling, typically over a 25-year crediting period.

The Arcadia Valley is part of the Brigalow Belt bioregion, an area renowned for high-production beef cattle grazing and cropping. The environment is characterized by a semi-arid to sub-tropical climate with summer-dominant rainfall, averaging between 600mm and 700mm annually. The soils in this specific location are typically fertile, deep cracking clays (Vertosols), which are highly conducive to soil carbon sequestration when managed effectively to maintain ground cover.

This project is developed by Agriprove Solutions Pty Ltd. Public records suggest the "Jones" series of projects in this region are associated with the Peart family, who are well-regarded for managing large-scale soil carbon aggregations in the Arcadia Valley. The variation noted in June 2024 likely reflects a refinement of the Carbon Estimation Area (CEA), where non-compliant land (such as roads, rocky outcrops, or infrastructure) was excluded to ensure the integrity of the carbon modeling.