Stanbert Regeneration Project

Stanbert Regeneration Project is a Human-Induced Regeneration project located approximately 75km northeast of Bourke in New South Wales. It was registered in August 2015 and covers an area of 23,459.92 hectares.

Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) projects involve establishing permanent native forests through assisted regeneration from in-situ seed sources, including rootstock and lignotubers. This methodology is undertaken on land that was previously cleared of vegetation and where natural regrowth was suppressed for at least 10 years prior to the project commencing. To satisfy the standard requirements of this method, proponents must implement specific management activities to remove suppression pressures; for this project, activities include managing the timing and extent of livestock grazing alongside the humane management of feral animals.

The Bourke region is semi-arid with a low annual rainfall averaging around 330mm. Soils in the area typically consist of red earths, such as Kandosols and Chromosols, as well as cracking clays like Vertosols on the floodplains. The general land use in this region is primary production, predominantly consisting of sheep and cattle grazing on native pastures, along with some irrigated cropping near the Darling River.

Interestingly, this project's registered area was varied in November 2016 to remove specific land parcels originally listed. The project also holds an active Carbon Abatement Contract (CAC102218) with the Clean Energy Regulator, which established a fixed delivery obligation of over 174,000 Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) to the Commonwealth, of which a substantial majority has already been delivered. Additionally, historical registry notes indicate that the Clean Energy Regulator previously accepted Enforceable Undertakings from project agents Climate Friendly Pty Ltd and Australian Carbon Traders Pty Ltd between 2016 and 2018.