Badgebup (Revoked)

Badgebup (Revoked) was an environmental planting project located at Badgebup, approximately 32km east of Katanning in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. It was registered in July 2015 and covers 71.99ha.

Environmental planting projects involve planting permanent, locally native tree species at a density of at least 200 stems per hectare on land that has been predominantly used for agricultural purposes for at least five years.

The Badgebup area is known for broadacre grain cropping and livestock grazing, including sheep and cattle farming. The region experiences moderate, semi-arid rainfall. Soils are generally sandy duplexes and loamy gravels, with highly calcareous soils and severe salinity frequently found in the valley flats.

This project was established by Regenerate Australia Ltd (formerly Carbon Positive Australia) to tackle land degradation by planting native, salt-tolerant species in highly saline soils. Interestingly, the name "Badgebup" originates from the local Aboriginal Noongar language, meaning "place of wild rushes". While this specific carbon project was formally revoked under section 33 of the CFI Act in September 2017, the proponent has continued their broader conservation and revegetation efforts on the Badgebup property, ultimately restoring over 220 hectares of degraded land.