AA2025E_TayeneP_S3

AA2025E_TayeneP_S3 is a plantation forestry project located in the locality of Tayene, approximately 35 kilometers northeast of Launceston in Tasmania. Registered in February 2025, the project covers roughly 81 hectares of production forest. The site is situated in Tasmania's North East highlands, a region characterized by its rolling hills, forestry operations, and agricultural mosaics.

The project operates under the 2022 Plantation Forestry methodology, specifically focusing on "avoided conversion" (Schedule 3). This activity involves maintaining an existing plantation forest that was at significant risk of being converted to a non-forested land use, such as grazing or cropping. By committing to continue the plantation cycle rather than clearing the land for agriculture, a common trend in the region due to high land capability, the project ensures the carbon stored in the trees remains sequestered.

Environmentally, the Tayene area is defined by high annual rainfall, typically exceeding 1,200mm, and fertile, stony red basalt soils (Ferrosols). These conditions are ideal for both forestry and intensive agriculture, which drives the competition for land use that this project seeks to mitigate. The project is managed by SFM Environmental Solutions, a prominent Tasmanian forest manager, on behalf of The Tasmanian Carbon Afforestation Sub-Trust. The "AA" in the project name likely refers to "ActivAcre," SFM's active landscape management program that partners with landowners to integrate carbon and timber crops.