ActivAcre 2023 Eucalypt Plantations 1

ActivAcre 2023 Eucalypt Plantations 1 is a plantation forestry project located in the Central Coast Council region of Tasmania, approximately 25km inland and south of Ulverstone. It was registered in May 2023 and currently covers 98.19ha, following a project variation in July 2026 that added further land to the project area.

Plantation forestry projects sequester carbon by establishing and maintaining a new plantation forest for the commercial harvesting of wood products, or by converting existing short-rotation plantations to long-rotation forests. Standard methodology requirements involve establishing trees at specific stocking densities and managing commercial harvest cycles to ensure long-term carbon storage and sustainable timber yields over the project's nominated permanence period.

The inland Central Coast area of northern Tasmania is well known for agricultural and forestry operations. Typical land uses in this surrounding area include dairy farming, cropping, grazing, and commercial timber harvesting. The region typically experiences high rainfall and features rich, fertile soils, which generally consist of deep basalt and clay loams.

This project sequesters carbon through both establishing a new plantation forest and converting an existing short-rotation forest to a long-rotation one. It is a part of the ActivAcre Program, an initiative backed by global investment manager New Forests and managed locally by SFM Environmental Solutions. The program leases underutilised portions of farmland, typically 10-20% of a property, to establish long-rotation plantations. This innovative model provides landowners with regular lease payments and on-farm environmental benefits, such as establishing livestock shelterbelts and reducing water evaporation, without disrupting their primary agricultural pursuits.