AA2026R_McDonaldL_S1S3

AA2026R_McDonaldL_S1S3 is a Plantation Forestry project located in northeast Tasmania, approximately 30 kilometres northeast of Launceston and 12 kilometres southwest of the town of Scottsdale. It was registered in December 2025 and currently covers 79.90 hectares.

Plantation forestry projects operating under the 2022 methodology generate Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) by establishing new plantation forests, converting short-rotation plantations to long-rotation cycles, or maintaining existing plantations to prevent them from reverting to non-forested land. The standard requirements for this methodology dictate that the project must establish and maintain viable commercial tree stocking densities, sustain the forest cover, and manage the trees for the commercial harvesting of wood products.

The surrounding northeast Tasmanian region is well-regarded for commercial timber production, dairy farming, and livestock grazing. The area features a cool temperate climate with moderate to high annual rainfall, creating highly suitable conditions for commercial forestry. Local soils vary but typically include highly productive ferrosols (red basalt clays), clay loams, and podzols.

This project sequesters carbon through three integrated activities: establishing and maintaining a new plantation forest, converting an existing short-rotation plantation to a long-rotation cycle, and avoiding the conversion of a harvested plantation to non-forested agricultural land. An interesting note about this project is that on September 1, 2026, a formal variation was approved to add further land area to the registered project boundary. Additionally, the project is managed by SFM Environmental Solutions acting as the agent for the proponent, The Trust Company (Australia) Limited as trustee for The Tasmanian Carbon Afforestation Sub-Trust. SFM operates the "ActivAcre" program across Tasmania, an initiative that assists landowners in transforming underutilised agricultural land into commercial timber and carbon-producing assets that also provide valuable shelterbelts for farming operations.