FPC 2026 CP4

FPC 2026 CP4 is a plantation forestry project located in the South West region of Western Australia, roughly 50 to 120km south of the regional city of Bunbury, near inland towns such as Manjimup and Greenbushes. It was registered in June 2026 and covers 201.42 hectares.

Plantation forestry projects under the 2022 methodology involve activities such as establishing new plantations, converting short-rotation plantations (e.g., pulpwood) to long-rotation plantations (e.g., sawlogs), or maintaining pre-existing plantations. Standard requirements dictate that these forests must be actively managed for the commercial harvesting of wood products and must comply with state and regional forestry regulations.

The South West region of Western Australia is widely known for commercial forestry operations, dairy farming, viticulture, and livestock grazing. The area features a Mediterranean climate and is considered a high winter rainfall zone, while the soils are generally composed of lateritic gravels over clay, sandy loams, and rich forest loams.

This project sequesters carbon through a dual approach: establishing a new plantation forest and converting an existing short-rotation forest into a long-rotation plantation for commercial harvesting. The project is managed by the Forest Products Commission (FPC), the state government agency responsible for managing Western Australia's commercial forestry resources. The FPC is investing $350 million through its Softwood Plantation Investment Program to expand the state's softwood estate. This initiative helps ensure a long-term timber supply for local housing and construction markets, while actively absorbing carbon to support the state's target of becoming net-zero by 2050.