Landari Dunalley 2022

Landari Dunalley 2022 is a plantation forestry project located immediately adjacent to the township of Dunalley, approximately 45 kilometers east of Hobart in south-east Tasmania. Registered on August 1, 2023, the project encompasses 162.40 hectares of timberland. The project area is situated within the Sorell Council local government area, a region characterized by a mix of coastal lifestyle properties, grazing agriculture, and commercial forestry operations.

The project operates under the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative, Plantation Forestry) Methodology Determination 2022, specifically utilizing the "transition to permanent planting" activity (often referred to as Schedule 4). Unlike environmental plantings that establish new trees, this method generates carbon credits by taking an existing commercial plantation, typically pine or eucalypt intended for harvest, and permanently retaining it as forest. To qualify, the proponent must demonstrate that the plantation was at clear risk of being converted to a non-forest land use, such as pasture for grazing, within 24 months if the project had not proceeded.

Environmentally, the Dunalley region experiences a cool temperate climate with moderate annual rainfall, averaging approximately 530mm to 600mm (recorded at the nearby Stroud Point station). This is significantly drier than Tasmania's west coast but sufficient to support established plantation timber. The local topography typically features variable coastal soils, ranging from sandy loams to heavier clays derived from dolerite substrates.

The project proponent, Landari Pty Ltd, is a specialized forestry and carbon development firm based in NSW but with significant operations in Tasmania. An interesting facet of this project is its location near the Denison Canal and the site of the catastrophic 2013 Dunalley bushfires; the transition to permanent forest in this area may offer secondary benefits by stabilizing soils and enhancing biodiversity recovery in a landscape that has historically faced significant disturbance.