Urana Regeneration Project

The Urana Regeneration Project is a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) project located in the Mulga Lands bioregion of South West Queensland, approximately 55km south of the town of Morven and 100km southeast of Charleville. Registered in October 2015, the project covers a substantial area of 14,640 hectares within the Murweh Shire Council area. This region is traditionally dominated by sheep and cattle grazing and is characterized by a semi-arid climate with an average annual rainfall of approximately 450mm to 500mm. The landscape typically features red earth soils (kandosols) supporting acacia woodlands, particularly Mulga (Acacia aneura), and eucalypt communities.

The project operates under the Human-Induced Regeneration methodology, which involves implementing land management changes to facilitate the natural regrowth of native forest on land where vegetation had previously been suppressed for at least 10 years. For the Urana Regeneration Project, the primary activities include the strategic management of grazing timing and extent to reduce pressure on young saplings, alongside the humane control of feral animals such as goats, which are known to browse heavily on regenerating vegetation. By removing these suppressors, the project allows existing rootstock and seeds in the soil to mature into permanent native forest.

Since its inception, the project has undergone several administrative variations, including a reduction in project area in 2017 and a participant name change to Urana Carbon Farming Pty Ltd, acting as a trustee for the Crook-King Family Trust. The project holds a significant Carbon Abatement Contract with the Clean Energy Regulator to deliver over 300,000 tonnes of abatement. Interestingly, Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) generated by this project have been purchased by corporate entities such as Orica and FleetPartners to offset their own operational emissions, demonstrating the project's active role in the voluntary corporate carbon market.