Darling River Eco Corridor 13 (Revoked)

ERF101628

Project Information:

Darling River Eco Corridor 13 (Revoked) is a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) project located on the Clifton Downs Station property, approximately 80km northeast of Wanaaring and 140km northwest of Bourke in the Far West region of New South Wales. Registered in July 2015 and covering 11,643 hectares, the project is situated within the semi-arid Mulga Lands bioregion, an area characterized by vast rangelands and ephemeral river systems.

Human-Induced Regeneration projects involve regenerating native forest on land where vegetation has been suppressed for at least 10 years, typically by historical clearing or overgrazing. The primary activities for this project included managing the timing and extent of livestock grazing and humanely controlling feral animals (particularly unmanaged goats) to allow native species such as Mulga (Acacia aneura) and eucalypt woodlands to recover.

The region supports extensive grazing operations despite its low annual rainfall, which averages around 250–300mm. The landscape typically features red sandy loam soils, red earths, and clay plains associated with the Cuttaburra Creek and Paroo River catchments. Notably, the project was originally registered as the "Clifton Downs Human-Induced Regeneration Project" before being renamed in May 2015. It was subsequently revoked in December 2017 under Section 30 of the CFI Rule, a provision generally used for voluntary revocations by the project proponent, Terra Carbon Pty Limited.