AA2025R_BrownL_S3

AA2025R_BrownL_S3 is a Plantation Forestry project located near North Lilydale, approximately 30km northeast of Launceston in Tasmania. It was registered in March 2025 and covers an area of 33.09ha.

Plantation forestry projects involve sequestering carbon by establishing new plantation forests, converting short-rotation plantations to long-rotation ones, or avoiding the conversion of existing plantations to non-forested land. Standard methodology requirements dictate establishing trees at specific stocking densities and actively managing the forest as a commercial plantation for sustainable timber yields over the project's permanence period.

The North Lilydale region is well known for mixed agricultural operations, including beef cattle grazing, dairying, and forestry. The area experiences high rainfall and features rich, fertile soils that are generally deep basalt and clay loams.

This project sequesters carbon by continuing an existing or recently harvested plantation forest to prevent its conversion to non-forested land. In July 2025, a variation was approved to add further areas to the project footprint. The proponent is the Tasmanian Carbon Afforestation Sub-Trust, and the site is managed by SFM Environmental Solutions. SFM oversees this under their "ActivAcre" program, backed by global investment manager New Forests, which leases underutilized farmland to maintain or establish long-rotation plantations. This provides landowners with a reliable, diversified income while contributing on-farm environmental benefits such as livestock shelterbelts and carbon sequestration.