Tarko Regeneration Project

Tarko Regeneration Project is a Human-Induced Regeneration project located on Tarko Station, approximately 104km west of Cunnamulla in south-western Queensland. It was registered in August 2015 and covers 13,638.19 hectares.

Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) projects involve regenerating permanent even-aged native forests by altering land management practices. Under this methodology, the standard requirement is for the regenerating native vegetation to eventually reach forest cover, defined as achieving at least 20% crown cover and a height of at least two meters.

The Cunnamulla region within the Mulga Lands is traditionally used for sheep and cattle grazing on vast pastoral stations. The local environment is classified as semi-arid with low annual rainfall, and the soils are typically sandy loams, red earths, and laterite.

The project's carbon farming activities involve the cessation of mechanical or chemical destruction of regrowth, the humane management of feral animals, and the careful management of the timing and extent of livestock grazing.

This project establishes permanent native forests through assisted regeneration from in-situ seed sources, including rootstock and lignotubers, on land that was cleared of vegetation and where regrowth was suppressed for at least 10 years prior to the project having commenced. Additionally, the project proponents secured a Fixed Delivery Carbon Abatement Contract (CAC102220) during the November 2015 auction to supply 115,107 ACCUs to the Australian Government.