Garrett Carbon Project 2

Garrett Carbon Project 2 is a soil carbon sequestration project located approximately 30km east of Coonabarabran in the Central West region of New South Wales. It was registered in July 2024 and covers an active area of 185.50 hectares.

Soil carbon projects under the Measurement and Models (2021) methodology involve capturing and storing atmospheric carbon in agricultural soils by adopting new or materially different land management practices. Standard requirements for these projects include establishing a rigorous baseline through initial soil sampling, followed by ongoing physical soil core measurements and the use of approved laboratory models to accurately estimate the volume of carbon sequestered over the project's lifespan.

The Coonabarabran area, situated on the divide between the Central West and North West Slopes, is widely utilised for agricultural enterprises encompassing cattle and sheep grazing, as well as seasonal cropping. The region experiences a mid-range temperate to subtropical climate, receiving an average annual rainfall of approximately 670 to 750 mm, which falls year-round but tends to peak during summer thunderstorms. Agricultural soils in this wider region frequently include fertile Vertosols (cracking clays) and Chromosols (texture-contrast soils with red subsoils), alongside some sandy loams and basalt-derived earth closer to the Warrumbungle ranges.

This project was established to increase organic carbon in the soil and improve overall soil health by actively altering the stocking rate, duration, and intensity of livestock grazing to promote better vegetation cover. Furthermore, the project systematically re-establishes and rejuvenates existing pasture systems through targeted seeding and pasture cropping. The project's proponent, AgriProve Solutions, is a prominent Australian soil carbon developer that manages multiple concurrent "Garrett" carbon blocks and other grazing-based ACCU properties listed on registries such as CarbonFAIR.