'Clovelly Regeneration Project

Clovelly Regeneration Project is a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) project located at Clovelly Station, approximately 20km southeast of Wyandra and 90km north of Cunnamulla in the Paroo Shire of South West Queensland. It was registered in August 2015 and covers 13,898.15 hectares.

The Human-Induced Regeneration methodology involves establishing permanent, even-aged native forests by altering land management practices to allow for natural regrowth. In this specific project, the primary activity is managing the timing and extent of livestock grazing. This encourages assisted regeneration from in-situ seed sources, including rootstock and lignotubers, on land that was previously cleared and where regrowth had been suppressed for at least 10 years prior to the project commencing.

The Wyandra area is situated in the Mulga Lands bioregion, a semi-arid zone known for extensive sheep and cattle grazing operations. The local environment is characterised by low rainfall and red-brown sandy loam soils supporting Mulga vegetation, interspersed with areas of clay plains and gilgais.

This project was successfully awarded a Carbon Abatement Contract (CAC102195) in November 2015. Records indicate that the contract has since been completed, having delivered a total of 83,671 Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) to the Commonwealth.