Bamboo Station

Bamboo Station is a Savanna Fire Management project located on the Cape York Peninsula in Queensland, approximately 60km south of the town of Coen. It was registered in July 2015 and covers an expansive 86,027.89 ha.

Savanna Fire Management projects involve strategic and planned burning of savanna areas during the early dry season. This standard methodology requires conducting controlled, low-intensity burns to reduce dry fuel loads. This mitigates the risk and severity of unmanaged, high-intensity wild fires late in the dry season, thereby preventing significant greenhouse gas emissions.

The remote region surrounding Coen and Bamboo Station is historically known for extensive cattle grazing operations and pastoral leases. The environment is classified as a high rainfall zone and is characterized by a tropical monsoonal climate with a pronounced wet season. The soils across this region are typically weathered tropical soils, largely consisting of sandy loams, red earths, and structured clays in the drainage areas.

The project's activities specifically target reducing fire emissions in the property's high rainfall areas. Notably, the project underwent a methodology variation in January 2017, transitioning from the 2013 determination to the 2015 Savanna Fire Management determination to ensure alignment with updated carbon accounting standards. Additionally, in April 2022, the registered participant name was updated from Country Carbon Pty. Ltd. to S.C. BROWNING PTY. LTD. Interestingly, Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) generated by the Bamboo Station project have been actively purchased and retired by major corporate entities, such as Dexus Holdings, to meet their carbon neutral certification goals under the Australian Government's Climate Active program, recognizing the project's valuable co-benefits in reducing methane and nitrous oxide atmospheric pollutants.