Landari Blackwood Creek 1 2022

Landari Blackwood Creek 1 2022 is a plantation forestry project located near Blackwood Creek, approximately 50km southwest of Launceston in Tasmania. It was registered in December 2023 and covers 57.01 ha.

Plantation forestry projects involve establishing new plantations, transitioning short-rotation plantations to long-rotation, or maintaining existing plantations to prevent them from being cleared for non-forest land use. Standard requirements dictate that the forest must be established and maintained specifically for the commercial harvesting of wood products.

The Blackwood Creek area is positioned at the base of the Great Western Tiers and is known for mixed family farming, sheep grazing, and active private forestry operations. The region experiences moderate to high rainfall, averaging around 949mm annually. Soils in the area generally consist of grey loams, yellow podzolic soils on mudstones, and dolerite alluvium.

This project sequesters carbon by explicitly avoiding the conversion of an existing or harvested plantation to non-forested land, continuing the plantation's lifecycle for commercial timber production. The proponent, Landari Pty Ltd, is a major participant in the Australian carbon market, managing a large portfolio of similar plantation forestry aggregations across Tasmania and the mainland.