ProTen

CFF helps ProTen deliver on their corporate sustainability pledge through integration of 200ha of biodiverse plantings at their poultry farm.

Project Location

Euroley, New South Wales

Project area

Hectares

Permanence Period

Years

About the Project

The CFF team is currently working with the broiler chicken farm operator, ProTen, to help them plant 200Ha of native biodiverse trees at their poultry farm in Southern NSW.

Aims

The sustainability of operations is a core value for ProTen. By planting a diverse mix of native vegetation across the property, this project will help ProTen meet its Environmental Social and Governance targets as well as enhance local biodiversity.

To meet ProTen’s corporate sustainability objectives, a biodiverse species mix was sourced from local nurseries and was planted along the landscape contours to mimic the natural environment. This planting design aims to create a desirable habitat for existing wildlife. The plantings were a combination of seedlings and direct seed to provide a layered canopy.

CFF worked with ProTen and local foresters Cassinia Environmental so the planting design strategically links existing remnant vegetation while mitigating fire risk to the operational areas of the property by incorporating planting buffer zones.

Lessons Learned so Far

The CFF team has been involved in this project from the outset. This involved:

Conducting the initial feasibility report that spelt out the project opportunity and financial returns.
Distributed practical and easy to understand resources to help get the project off the ground.
Registering the project with the Clean Energy Regulator (CER) under the Reforestation by Environmental or Mallee Plantings FullCAM Method (2014).
Coordinating the project delivery and design to ensure it meets the regulatory guidelines and can successfully generate carbon credits.
Connecting ProTen with trusted local specialists to help with the design and implementation of the project.

This project was a great opportunity for us to roll up our sleeves and help ProTen strategically integrate a carbon project throughout their existing operation, demonstrating how carbon farming can generate tangible economic and environmental results without locking up valuable farmland.

What's Next?

Now that the trees have been established, we are currently coordinating monitoring and survival counts to prepare for the projects first Offset Report. As the project was registered in 2022 the first Offset Report and independent Audit are due by 2027.

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How we helped

Feasibility, FullCAM carbon yield modelling, planting plan, project registration, establishment coordination, and compliance support.

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