AA2025R_SouthEastL_S1S2

AA2025R_SouthEastL_S1S2 is a Plantation Forestry project located across two areas in Tasmania, with parcels situated roughly 80km northwest of Hobart in the Derwent Valley region, and 60km northeast of Hobart in the Southern Midlands. Registered in June 2025, the project currently covers an area of 104.20 Ha.

Plantation forestry projects operating under the 2022 methodology involve establishing new plantation forests or transitioning existing short-rotation plantations into long-rotation plantations. To generate Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs), standard requirements dictate that proponents must establish a commercially viable tree stocking density, maintain sustained forest cover, and manage the trees for the commercial harvest of wood products.

The regions surrounding the project locations are widely recognised for sheep and beef cattle grazing, broadacre agriculture, and extensive commercial forestry operations. Environmental conditions vary between the parcels; the western Derwent Valley site experiences a cool, high-rainfall climate with fertile soils such as ferrosols and clay loams. Conversely, the eastern Southern Midlands site falls within a more moderate rainfall zone (typically averaging 600mm to 800mm annually) characterised by podzolic and sandy soils. Both environments are highly suitable for long-rotation commercial timber species.

This project sequesters carbon through both the establishment of a new plantation forest and the conversion of an existing short-rotation forestry operation into a long-rotation one. Interestingly, the project proponent, The Trust Company (Australia) Limited acting as trustee for The Tasmanian Carbon Afforestation Sub-Trust, is heavily involved in the "ActivAcre" program across Tasmania. Facilitated by their agent SFM Environmental Solutions, this program partners with landowners to lease underutilised agricultural land for timber production. This model provides valuable livestock shelterbelts and creates a supplementary income stream for farmers while driving long-term environmental restoration. Additionally, the project area has undergone several adjustments, with land being added to the boundary in September 2025 and some areas removed in July 2026.