Lenah2025R_Elderslie_S3

Lenah2025R_Elderslie_S3 is a plantation forestry project located approximately 8km northwest of Elderslie in the Southern Midlands region of Tasmania. It was registered in August 2025 and originally covers an area of 332.14 hectares.

Plantation forestry projects generate carbon abatement by converting short-rotation plantations to long-rotation, establishing new plantations on clear land, or avoiding the conversion of existing plantations to non-forested land. A standard requirement of this methodology is the establishment and ongoing maintenance of the plantation forest at adequate stocking densities strictly for the commercial harvesting of wood products over the permanence period.

The broader Elderslie and Southern Midlands area is known for extensive native pastures used for sheep grazing, along with agricultural cropping and commercial forestry operations. The region typically experiences a cool-temperate climate with moderate annual rainfall, and features a diverse mix of soils including sandy loams, clays, and fertile basalts which successfully support robust timber production.

This specific project sequesters carbon by explicitly avoiding the conversion of an existing or recently harvested plantation to non-forested land, instead establishing and maintaining a new plantation for commercial timber harvest. The project proponent, Lenah Estate Pty Ltd, partners with their agent SFM Environmental Solutions, who locally manage their extensive pine and eucalypt plantations. Lenah Estate is heavily involved in multiple carbon and timber initiatives across Tasmania aimed at capturing carbon dioxide and delivering a lower-emissions economy. Additionally, on 10 September 2026, the project underwent a registered variation where certain areas were officially removed from the initial project boundary.