Banbansprings_FPA1

Banbansprings_FPA1 is a Savanna Fire Management (Emissions Avoidance) project located at Ban Ban Springs Station, approximately 140km south of Darwin via Adelaide River in the Northern Territory. It was registered in February 2013 and covers a substantial area of 256,192.10 ha.

Savanna fire management emissions avoidance projects generate Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) by shifting burning practices from the hot, late dry season to the cooler, early dry season. This strategic planned burning avoids the high levels of greenhouse gases, such as methane and nitrous oxide, that are typically released by intense, uncontrolled late dry season wildfires.

The surrounding region within the Victoria Daly local government area is predominantly used for outback cattle grazing and pastoral leases. The project area sits in the Top End's high rainfall zone, receiving a mean annual rainfall of roughly 1,340mm. The local landscape features undulating hills, open savanna woodlands, and floodplains, with soil types primarily characterized as gravelly acidic alluvial soils, Yellow Kandosols, and Red Dermosols.

This project was designed to fully integrate strategic fire management with active cattle production operations. Interestingly, the project developer, Corporate Carbon, utilized its corporate trust vehicle Umlilo Holdings to purchase the station for $28.9 million in 2022. This demonstrates a vertically integrated model where the carbon developer owns the land alongside the cattle business, rather than simply acting as a service provider. Over its lifespan, the project has updated through several methodology variations, recently transitioning to the 2026 Savanna Fire Management Methodology. The project successfully completed its Commonwealth Carbon Abatement Contract (CAC102596) in August 2023, delivering 19,000 ACCUs back to the government. Most recently, the project was formally subdivided under section 23 of the CFI Rule in August 2026.