Ansfield Reforestation Project

Ansfield Reforestation Project is an environmental planting project located approximately 15km south of Wee Waa and 38km west of Narrabri in the North West Plains region of New South Wales. It was registered in June 2024 and covers 297.07 hectares.

Environmental planting projects involve establishing permanent plantings of a mix of native tree species to restore vegetation. Under standard methodology requirements, these projects typically must achieve forest cover by reaching a stocking density of at least 200 stems per hectare, ensuring the trees can provide adequate carbon sequestration and long-term biodiversity benefits.

The Narrabri and Wee Waa region is known for extensive agricultural land use, particularly grazing, grain cropping, and cotton farming, alongside nearby native forestry operations in the Pilliga. The area features a semi-arid climate with summer-dominant rainfall, averaging around 580-650mm annually. Soils in the region generally range from heavy black and brown clays (vertosols) to clay loams and some sandy sodosols.

This project establishes permanent plantings of native tree species on land that was predominantly used for agricultural purposes for at least five years prior to project commencement. The project is managed by Permagen Planting Land 2 Pty Ltd as Trustee for Permagen Planting Land 2 Trust, linked to Permagen, an Australian carbon developer focused on producing high-integrity nature-based offsets for corporate emitters. Following an initial participant name variation in December 2024, the project also updated its methodology in October 2025, moving from the 2014 rule to the newer Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) (Reforestation by Environmental or Mallee Plantings-FullCAM) Methodology Determination 2024.