Darling River Eco Corridor 15 (Revoked)
ERF101410
Project Information:
Darling River Eco Corridor 15 (Revoked) was a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) project located on the 'Lissington' pastoral station, approximately 80km northeast of Bourke in the far west of New South Wales. The project, originally registered as the "Lissington Human-Induced Regeneration Project" in July 2015, covered a substantial area of 13,552 hectares within the Mulga Lands bioregion. It was developed by Terra Carbon Pty Limited, a subsidiary of GreenCollar, as part of a broader aggregation of projects along the Darling River catchment aimed at creating contiguous zones of protected vegetation.
The project operated under the Human-Induced Regeneration methodology, which involves regenerating permanent native forests from in-situ seed sources (such as rootstock and lignotubers) rather than planting new trees. To achieve this, landholders manage "suppressors" that prevent regrowth, primarily by controlling feral animals like goats and managing the timing and extent of livestock grazing. In this region, the landscape is characterized by semi-arid conditions with low, variable rainfall and red sandy loam soils (kandosols) that typically support Mulga (Acacia aneura) woodlands and native grasses.
Notably, this project was revoked on November 9, 2017, under Section 33 of the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011. This section refers to a voluntary revocation request by the project proponent, rather than a forced cancellation for non-compliance. It is common for early projects in large aggregations to be revoked and re-registered or consolidated to align with updated methodologies or property boundaries; indeed, numerous other "Darling River Eco Corridor" projects (such as #33 and #35) remain active in the region.
