AA2024R_RhyndastonP_S3

AA2024R_RhyndastonP_S3 is a plantation forestry project located near Rhyndaston in the Southern Midlands local government area of Tasmania, approximately 60km north of Hobart. It was registered in April 2024 and covers an area of 94.67 hectares.

Plantation forestry projects operating under the 2022 methodology involve establishing a new plantation forest, converting a short-rotation plantation to a long-rotation plantation, or maintaining a continuing plantation that was otherwise transitioning to non-forested land. Standard requirements mandate that these forests are maintained for the commercial harvesting of wood products while demonstrating ongoing carbon sequestration benefits beyond business-as-usual scenarios.

The Southern Midlands area of Tasmania is widely known for sheep grazing, broadacre agriculture, and production forestry. The region experiences a temperate, relatively low-rainfall climate by Tasmanian standards, averaging around 600mm of rainfall annually. Soils in the Rhyndaston area are typically podzolic soils derived from siliceous sandstone, as well as alluvial soils and Permian mudstone.

This specific project generates carbon credits by avoiding the conversion of a plantation to non-forested land by continuing the plantation lifecycle. It sequesters carbon by maintaining an existing plantation forest that was initially established under another method, ensuring it continues to actively produce commercial wood products. The project's proponent, The Trust Company (Australia) Limited acting as trustee for The Tasmanian Carbon Afforestation Sub-Trust, operates alongside the agent SFM Environmental Solutions Pty Ltd. The sub-trust's programs actively assist landowners by leasing underutilized sections of their farms for timber production, creating a supplementary income stream while contributing to national carbon sequestration efforts.