Devon Carbon Project

Devon Carbon Project is a plantation forestry project located in the Chapman Valley local government area, approximately 50 kilometres northeast of Geraldton in Western Australia. The project was registered on December 19, 2023, and covers an initial area of 5,395.74 hectares. In May 2025, a variation was applied to the project, removing some of the originally listed land areas.

Plantation forestry projects under the 2022 methodology involve establishing new plantation forests on land where no forest previously existed for a specified period. This specific project sequesters carbon by establishing and maintaining a new plantation forest intended for the commercial harvesting of wood products.

The Chapman Valley region's land use is primarily agricultural, heavily dominated by broadacre cereal cropping, such as wheat, canola, and lupins, alongside sheep grazing. The local environment experiences a Mediterranean to semi-arid climate with winter-dominant annual rainfall typically averaging between 300mm and 400mm. The soils in this agricultural region are varied but commonly feature red sandy loams, yellow sandplains, and some heavier clays.

An interesting aspect of this project is its proponent, Outback Carbon Pty Ltd. Outback Carbon operates several carbon farming offset projects and is a subsidiary of the major energy corporation Mitsui E&P Australia (MEPAU). This highlights a growing trend of major energy and resource companies investing directly into carbon farming and commercial forestry offsets.