2025 WA Schedule 3 Carbon Project

2025 WA Schedule 3 Carbon Project is a plantation forestry project located in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, spread across the Albany, Cranbrook, and Plantagenet local government areas. Centered near Mount Barker, roughly 50 to 100km inland from the coast, it was registered in February 2025 and covers an area of 3545.09 hectares. The project area was further expanded through a documented variation in July 2025.

Plantation forestry projects registered under Schedule 3 of the methodology involve avoiding the conversion of an existing or recently harvested plantation forest to non-forested agricultural land. By committing to continuing plantation operations instead of clearing the land for pasture or crops, the project sequesters carbon over a nominated 25-year crediting period.

The Great Southern region of Western Australia is highly productive and known for a mix of broadacre cropping (such as canola and wheat), sheep and cattle grazing, viticulture, and extensive commercial blue gum forestry. The region experiences a Mediterranean climate with moderate to high rainfall for the state, and typically features soils consisting of gravelly lateritic profiles and sandy loams over clay.

The project's proponent is The Trust Company (Australia) Limited as trustee for the Forestry Investment Trust (FIT). FIT is a major eucalyptus plantation estate covering hundreds of thousands of hectares across Australia. The underlying estate is tied to global investment manager New Forests, which actively monitors native wildlife, such as local bird populations and sun bears across their international portfolios, to integrate biodiversity conservation into its large-scale forestry operations.