Darling River Eco Corridor 12 (Revoked)

Darling River Eco Corridor 12 (Revoked) is a Human-Induced Regeneration project located approximately 110km west of Cobar in western New South Wales. It was registered in June 2015 and covers an area of 24,230.13 hectares. The Cobar region is historically known for widespread pastoral grazing operations, particularly wool sheep, meat sheep, and feral goat harvesting, as well as significant base and precious metal mining exploration.

Human-Induced Regeneration projects involve establishing permanent, even-aged native forests on land that was previously cleared of vegetation and where regrowth had been suppressed for at least 10 years. Standard requirements dictate that the project must assist regeneration from in-situ seed sources (such as rootstock and lignotubers) by stopping suppressive land-use activities, ultimately allowing a native forest canopy to emerge. For this project, the specific activities involve the permanent exclusion of livestock and the humane management of feral animals to facilitate forest recovery.

The environment surrounding the project on the Cobar Pediplain features a hot, semi-arid climate with low and highly variable rainfall, averaging roughly 350mm to 400mm annually. Soils in this region are predominantly highly weathered gradational loams, sandy loams, and red earth (Kandosols).

This project features an interesting administrative footprint. The project's proponent, Terra Carbon Pty Limited, operates as a subsidiary of the GreenCollar Group, which is Australia’s largest environmental markets developer. The project was originally known as the "Bulla Park Human-Induced Regeneration Project" before its name was officially varied to Darling River Eco Corridor 12 in May 2015. Ultimately, the project was revoked in December 2017 under section 30 of the CFI Rule. Notably, the "Bulla Park" property overlaps with significant mineral exploration, specifically the Bulla Park Copper-Antimony Project operated by West Cobar Metals, suggesting that overlapping mining interests and shifting land-use priorities may have impacted the viability or strategic direction of this carbon project.