Mount Alfred Regeneration Project

The Mount Alfred Regeneration Project is a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) project located on the Mount Alfred pastoral station, approximately 70 kilometers west of the small town of Wyandra in South West Queensland. Situated within the Paroo Shire, the project lies roughly halfway between the regional hubs of Charleville and Cunnamulla. Registered in August 2015, the project covers a substantial area of 37,522 hectares along the western side of the Paroo River.

The project operates under the Human-Induced Regeneration methodology, which credits landholders for allowing native forests to regenerate on land where vegetation was historically suppressed, typically by mechanical clearing or intense grazing. To generate carbon credits, the proponent manages the timing and extent of livestock grazing, controls feral animals such as goats, and ceases mechanical destruction of regrowth. This change in management allows the native vegetation, primarily Mulga (Acacia aneura) and Gidgea woodlands, to recover and reach forest cover status.

The surrounding region is part of the Mulga Lands bioregion, characterized by a semi-arid climate with irregular rainfall averaging around 500mm annually. The landscape consists of flat to undulating plains with red earth and sandy loam soils (Kandosols), which are generally low in fertility but support extensive sheep and cattle grazing.

Interesting notes regarding this project include its management by Paniri Agricultural Co, a subsidiary of the Corporate Carbon Group. This group utilizes a "dual-use" model, aiming to demonstrate that cattle production and environmental regeneration can successfully coexist on the same property. Real estate records indicate the underlying property, Mount Alfred Station, was sold in November 2021 for approximately $7.37 million, a significant increase from its 2014 sale price of $2.2 million, highlighting the added value of the mature carbon project.