Bowgada Biodiversity Project (Revoked)

Bowgada Biodiversity Project (Revoked) was an environmental planting project located near the locality of Bowgada, approximately 20km northeast of Perenjori in the Mid West region of Western Australia. Registered in April 2014 with a project area of roughly 1,175 hectares, the project was established on land previously cleared for agriculture, typical of the surrounding wheatbelt region which is heavily utilized for cropping and grazing. The project was voluntarily revoked in August 2021 under Section 30 of the CFI Rule.

Environmental planting projects under this methodology involve establishing permanent plantings of native tree species, such as Mallee Eucalypts and Acacias, on land that has been clear of forest for at least five years. The specific methodology used, Quantifying Carbon Sequestration by Permanent Environmental Plantings of Native Tree Species using the CFI Reforestation Modelling Tool, relies on computer modelling based on local climate and soil data to estimate carbon abatement, rather than direct physical measurement of every tree.

The Perenjori region is characterized by a semi-arid climate with an average annual rainfall of approximately 300mm. The local environment features a mix of sandy soils and red sandy loams, historically supporting vegetation types like York Gum woodlands and Acacia shrublands. Following the project's revocation in 2021, later reports suggest the "Bowgada Hills" property has been the subject of biodiversity surveys funded by Carbon Neutral, indicating a continued focus on conservation and potential generation of voluntary market offsets (such as Gold Standard) rather than Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs).