Ansfield Reforestation Project

Ansfield Reforestation Project is an environmental planting project located approximately 15 kilometres south of Wee Waa and 38 kilometres west of Narrabri in the North West Plains region of New South Wales. It was registered on 19 June 2024 and covers a project area of 297.07 hectares.

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

The Narrabri and Wee Waa region is renowned for its extensive agricultural land use, largely consisting of broadacre grazing, grain cropping, and cotton farming, alongside native forestry operations in the nearby Pilliga area. The area experiences a semi-arid climate with summer-dominant rainfall, averaging around 580 to 650 millimetres annually. Soils in this region predominantly range from highly productive heavy black and brown clays (vertosols) to clay loams and some sandy sodosols.

This project establishes permanent, mixed-species plantings of local native trees on land that was predominantly used for agricultural purposes for at least five years prior to the project's commencement. Managed by Permagen Planting Land 2 Pty Ltd as Trustee for Permagen Planting Land 2 Trust, the project aims to produce high-integrity, nature-based carbon offsets for corporate emitters. The project has undergone multiple administrative updates since registration, including a participant name change from Permagen Planting Management Pty Ltd in December 2024, and a methodology variation in October 2025 transitioning to the updated Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) (Reforestation by Environmental or Mallee Plantings-FullCAM) Methodology Determination 2024.