AA2025R_PelhamP_S3

AA2025R_PelhamP_S3 is a plantation forestry project located in the rural locality of Pelham, approximately 17km east of the town of Hamilton and roughly 69km northwest of Hobart in Tasmania. It was registered in August 2024 and covers 115ha. On July 27, 2026, a variation to the project area occurred where some of the originally listed areas were removed.

Plantation forestry projects operating under the avoided conversion methodology involve establishing and maintaining a new plantation forest for commercial harvesting rather than allowing the land to revert to non-forested land, such as agricultural pasture. The standard requirements for this methodology dictate that the proponent must maintain commercial tree stocking densities, manage the forest for ongoing growth and eventual sustainable timber harvesting, and account for the sequestered carbon in both living biomass and harvested wood products.

The Pelham and surrounding Central Highlands region is well known for pastoral farming, predominantly sheep grazing, as well as cropping and commercial forestry operations. The area generally experiences a moderate to low cool-temperate rainfall, often under 600mm annually, while local soils are typically composed of sandy loams, podzolics, and clay loams on the hillsides.

This project involves SFM Agribusiness Pty Ltd (also acting through SFM Environmental Solutions) as a participant and agent on behalf of the project proponent, The Trust Company (Australia) Limited as trustee for The Tasmanian Carbon Afforestation Sub-Trust. This trust is an active participant in expanding Tasmanian forestry and has been supported by federal funding to integrate commercial hardwood plantings with carbon markets.