Canegrass Carbon Farming Project 1

Canegrass Carbon Farming Project 1 is a native forest regeneration project located at Canegrass Station near Adavale, approximately 100km northwest of Charleville in South West Queensland. Registered in December 2014, the project covers a land area of 2,342 hectares. The region is predominantly used for pastoral activities, specifically cattle and sheep grazing, which historically involved the periodic clearing of vegetation to maintain open pastures.

The project operates under the Native Forest from Managed Regrowth (NFMR) methodology. This framework allows landholders to generate carbon credits by ceasing the mechanical or chemical suppression of native vegetation on land that was previously cleared for pastoral use. By allowing the forest to regenerate from in-situ seed sources, rootstock, and lignotubers, the project sequesters carbon in the growing biomass. Unlike tree planting projects, this method relies on the natural recovery of the landscape following a change in land management practices.

Situated within the Mulga Lands bioregion, the area is characterized by a semi-arid climate with an average annual rainfall of approximately 450-500mm. The terrain typically consists of red earths and sandy loams (Kandosols), which support communities of Mulga (Acacia aneura) and other native shrubs. The project proponent, Devine Agribusiness Carbon Pty Ltd, was a specialist carbon farming developer in Queensland before being acquired by GreenCollar in 2021.