AA2024R_LauncestonNorthEastL_S2

AA2024R_LauncestonNorthEastL_S2 is a Plantation forestry project located in the Northern Midlands and North East regions of Tasmania, with land parcels situated approximately 25 to 60 kilometres south and southeast of Launceston. It was registered in May 2024 and covers 209.20 ha.

Plantation forestry projects involve capturing carbon by establishing new plantations, maintaining existing plantations, or converting short-rotation crops to long-rotation forests. Standard requirements mandate adherence to commercial silvicultural practices, which involves maintaining commercially viable stocking densities, scheduling regular thinning, and accurately modelling carbon yields using the FullCAM system.

The Launceston and Northern Midlands areas are known for mixed farming, cattle and sheep grazing, and commercial forestry operations. The region is considered moderate to high rainfall, and soils generally consist of podzols, dermosols, and dolerite- or basalt-derived clay loams.

Managed by SFM Environmental Solutions on behalf of The Tasmanian Carbon Afforestation Sub-Trust, this project sequesters carbon by converting an existing short-rotation plantation forest to a long-rotation plantation for the commercial harvesting of wood products. Interestingly, the project appears to be part of a much larger regional aggregation strategy, with the proponent having registered numerous similarly named forestry projects (such as AA2024R_WoodsdaleP_S3 and AA2025R_ParsonsL_S1S3) across Tasmania to scale their long-rotation assets.