AA2025R_PentlandL_S3

AA2025R_PentlandL_S3 is a plantation forestry project located in the West Tamar local government area, approximately 35km northwest of Launceston in Tasmania. It was registered on May 19, 2025, and currently covers an area of 29.12 hectares. In August 2025, a variation was approved to add extra land areas to the project boundary.

Plantation forestry projects operating under the 2022 methodology determination sequester carbon by establishing new plantation forests, converting short-rotation plantations to long-rotation, or avoiding the conversion of an existing plantation to non-forested land. Standard requirements dictate that the forest must be managed for commercial harvesting of wood products and maintain specific stocking densities suitable for plantation forestry. This particular project achieves carbon sequestration through the avoided conversion of an existing or recently harvested plantation forest to non-forested land.

The West Tamar region's general land use features a mix of commercial timber plantations alongside agricultural pursuits such as sheep and beef cattle grazing. Environmental conditions in the area are highly suitable for forestry, experiencing reliable, high rainfall typically averaging between 800mm and 1000mm annually. The regional geology is diverse, with soils predominantly comprising heavy subsoil clays, loams, and sands.

This project is managed by SFM Environmental Solutions, acting as the agent for the project proponent, The Trust Company (Australia) Limited as trustee for The Tasmanian Carbon Afforestation Sub-Trust. An interesting note about this project is its association with the "ActivAcre" program run by SFM. The ActivAcre initiative partners with Tasmanian farmers to lease underutilised or less productive agricultural land, transforming it into certified, carbon-sequestering commercial timber plantations. This program provides local landowners with a diversified and reliable annual income stream while actively mitigating climate change and creating a future supply of domestic timber.