ShadeShelter2022 (Revoked)

ShadeShelter2022 (Revoked) was an environmental planting project located in the Tweed Shire of Northern New South Wales, approximately 10km north of Murwillumbah near the Queensland border. The project was registered in October 2022 and covered a small area of 2.29 hectares. It has since been revoked as of May 6, 2025.

The project operated under the Reforestation by Environmental or Mallee Plantings-FullCAM methodology, which involves establishing permanent native forests on land previously used for agriculture. Projects of this type typically require planting native species at densities sufficient to achieve forest cover (usually over 200 stems per hectare) to sequester carbon. The specific project name, "ShadeShelter," suggests the plantings may have been intended to provide shelter belts or shade for livestock, integrating carbon farming with active agricultural use.

The Northern Rivers region, particularly around the Tweed Valley, is characterized by a subtropical climate with high rainfall, often exceeding 1,500mm annually. The area is renowned for its fertile, volcanic soils derived from the ancient Mount Warning (Wollumbin) shield volcano. Regional land use is diverse, ranging from cattle grazing and sugar cane production to an increasing density of lifestyle properties and hobby farms, which aligns with the small scale of this specific project.

The project was voluntarily revoked under Section 30 of the CFI Rule in May 2025. This section of the rule allows proponents to voluntarily withdraw a project, often occurring when a project is no longer viable, the land is sold, or the proponent wishes to transfer the project to a different methodology. As the permanence period had not yet commenced, no long-term carbon maintenance obligations would likely remain on the land following revocation.