Woodlands Forest Regeneration Project (Revoked)

The Woodlands Forest Regeneration Project (Revoked) was a carbon abatement initiative located on the "Woodlands" pastoral station in the Mulga Lands bioregion of South West Queensland. Situated in a remote area approximately 115km south of Charleville and 100km northwest of Bollon, the project covered a substantial area of 34,088 hectares. It was originally registered in August 2015 by proponents Deirdre and Donald Kym Williams, working with Carbon Farmers of Australia No. 1 Limited.

The project operated under the Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) methodology. This method credits landholders for regenerating native forests on land where vegetation had previously been suppressed for at least 10 years. Instead of planting trees, the project activities focused on assisted regeneration through the cessation of mechanical clearing and the strategic management of grazing pressure. This approach allows local seed sources, such as rootstock and lignotubers, to re-establish a permanent forest cover.

Environmentally, the region is characterized by a semi-arid climate with highly variable rainfall, typically averaging between 400mm and 500mm annually. The landscape consists of flat to undulating plains dominated by Mulga (Acacia aneura) vegetation communities. The soils in this area are predominantly red earths (Kandosols) and sandy loams, which are well-suited to the native shrublands and low woodlands targeted by the regeneration activities.

The project was voluntarily revoked on April 11, 2018, under section 32(1) of the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Rule 2015. This section allows proponents to voluntarily cancel a project, which often occurs if the project is deemed unviable, if the land is sold, or if the proponents wish to restructure their participation in the scheme. As a revoked project, it is no longer generating Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs).