'FPC 2026 CP4

FPC 2026 CP4 is a Plantation Forestry project located across multiple parcels in the South West timber region of Western Australia, including sites immediately bordering the timber town of Northcliffe. It was registered on June 17, 2026, and covers 201.42 ha.

Plantation forestry projects involve establishing new plantation forests or converting short-rotation plantations to long-rotation forests to increase the amount of carbon stored over time. To comply with methodology standards, these projects must demonstrate a viable commercial harvesting plan and maintain trees planted at a density and arrangement that has the potential to achieve forest cover, which is typically defined as at least 20% crown cover and 2 metres in height.

The South West timber region of Western Australia is highly regarded for its vast state native forests, eco-tourism, dairy farming, and cattle grazing. The environment features a Mediterranean climate characterized by high rainfall, which supports the growth of giant karri and marri trees. Soils in this region are predominantly rich karri loams, lateritic ironstone gravels, and sandy loams over clay.

This project sequesters carbon by establishing and maintaining a new plantation forest as well as converting an existing short-rotation plantation forest to a long-rotation forest for the commercial harvesting of wood products.

Interestingly, this project is managed by the Forest Products Commission (FPC) as part of the Western Australian Government's $350 million Softwood Plantation Investment Program. This ten-year initiative aims to grow the state's softwood estate, secure timber resources to reduce dependence on imports for the state's housing and construction industries, and create jobs in regional communities. By registering these newly established and converted plantations under the ACCU scheme, the FPC is generating carbon credits to actively support the State's response to climate change and its target of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050.