Lenah2024R_Cilfa_S2

Lenah2024R_Cilfa_S2 is a Plantation Forestry project located in the Southern Midlands region near Pontville, approximately 35km north of Hobart in Tasmania. It was registered in July 2024 and originally covered 222.03 hectares. In May 2026, the project underwent a variation to include additional land in the project area.

Plantation Forestry projects involve sequestering carbon by establishing new plantation forests, converting short-rotation plantations to long-rotation ones, or avoiding the conversion of existing plantations to non-forested land. A standard requirement for this methodology is that the forest must be actively managed for the commercial harvesting of wood products, whilst maintaining appropriate stocking densities to ensure valid carbon capture.

The region north of Hobart is widely known for a mixture of agricultural land uses, including livestock grazing (such as cattle and sheep), small-scale cropping, and extensive commercial forestry operations. The environment features a cool temperate climate with moderate to high rainfall. The soils in this region are typically a mix of podzolic soils and clay loams over dolerite, creating highly productive conditions for commercial tree growth.

This specific project aims to sequester carbon by converting an existing short-rotation plantation forest into a long-rotation plantation forest, allowing carbon to be stored for longer periods in the standing biomass and ultimately in the harvested wood products. The proponent is Lenah Estate Pty Ltd, with SFM Environmental Solutions acting as the project agent and property manager. Interestingly, the "Lenah Estate" refers to a massive 27,000-hectare forestry asset across southern Tasmania that was formerly owned by Norske Skog. The estate was purchased by an international forestry investor in 2020 and placed under the management of SFM, which oversees the area's ongoing timber processing and conservation efforts.