Carbon Forestry Biodiverse Reforestation Project GI

Project details
Start date: 
November 2010
Project name: 
Citola Carbon Forestry Biodiverse Reforestation Project Gippsland I
Carbon Yield: 
30,000 tCO2
Project type: 
Reforestation
Standard: 
Carbon Farming Initiative, National Carbon Offset Standard
Verification: 
3rd Party, AS ISO 14064 and ISO 14040 series, ISO 14065:2007, ISO 14040

The Citola Carbon Forestry Biodiverse Reforestation Project involves the biodiverse reforestation (revegetation) of the project site to expand neighbouring reserves of the native Ecological Vegetation Class (EVC) vegetation type. The project delivers carbon offsets over several vintages with additional biodiversity, native habitat and vegetation benefits. The project was designed according to the strictest assessment guidelines to test additionality, leakage and permanence and satisfy the additionality test under the Kyoto protocol. Citola consulted with local experts to select project sites that can provide excellent biodiversity benefits and enrich Victoria’s natural estate whilst maintaining maximum carbon yields.

Biodiversity Outcomes

EVC 55 Plains Grassy Woodland (classified Endangered) can be described as an open, eucalypt woodland growing to 15 metres tall and occurring across a number of geologies and soil types. It occupies primarily moist and fertile soils on flat or gently undulating plains at low elevations. The understory consists of a few sparse shrubs over a species-rich grassy and herbaceous ground layer

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