Morocco Soil Carbon Project

The Morocco Soil Carbon Project is a soil carbon sequestration initiative located approximately 30km northeast of Gunnedah in the Liverpool Plains region of New South Wales. Registered in June 2025, the project covers a substantial area of 2,086 hectares. The region is a significant agricultural hub known for its mix of cropping and livestock grazing.

This project operates under the 2021 Soil Carbon (Measurement and Models) methodology. This method requires landholders to implement new or materially different management activities, such as changing stocking density, pasture renovation, or applying soil ameliorants, to increase the amount of organic carbon stored in the soil. The project must measure soil carbon levels over time against a baseline to generate Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs).

The Gunnedah Basin is generally characterized by a temperate climate with summer-dominant rainfall, averaging around 620mm annually. While the Liverpool Plains are famous for their fertile black vertosols (cracking clay soils), this project specifically targets the remediation of sodic or magnesic soils. Sodic soils contain high levels of sodium which causes poor soil structure and dispersion; the project's primary activity involves applying gypsum (calcium sulfate) to displace sodium, improve soil structure, and ultimately enhance vegetation growth and carbon storage.

The project is managed by Atlas Agri Solutions (trading as Atlas Carbon) in partnership with the landowner, Wyelba Pty Limited. Atlas Carbon specializes in integrating carbon farming with livestock production, often utilizing data-driven grazing management alongside soil remediation strategies like the gypsum application featured in this project.