Ronchi Plantation - Conversion to Long Rotation Saw Log

Ronchi Plantation - Conversion to Long Rotation Saw Log is a plantation forestry project located in the Carrajung South area, approximately 21km south of Traralgon in the Gippsland region of Victoria. It was registered in March 2026 and covers 34.12ha.

Plantation forestry projects under the Australian Carbon Credit Unit (ACCU) Scheme generate carbon credits by establishing new plantations, converting existing short-rotation plantations to long-rotation ones, or transitioning to permanent forests. The standard requirements for this method mandate the commercial harvesting of wood products while strictly adhering to specific permanence periods, FullCAM modelling guidelines, and independent auditing.

The Gippsland area around Carrajung is historically known for dairy farming, broad-scale sheep and cattle grazing, and commercial forestry operations within the Strzelecki Ranges. The environment is classified as having a cool temperate climate with high, reliable rainfall. The region's soils are generally moderately well-drained loams overlying heavier clay subsoils, with Sodosols and Dermosols being the most common soil types.

This project specifically sequesters carbon by converting an existing short-rotation plantation forest into a long-rotation plantation forest designed for the commercial harvesting of sawlogs. Operating under a nominated permanence period of 25 years, the project will undergo its crediting period until March 2051.