Darling River Eco Corridor 17 (Revoked)

Darling River Eco Corridor 17 (Revoked) was a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) project located at the "Mount Gap" property in the Cubba locality of New South Wales. The project area, covering approximately 18,916 hectares, is situated roughly 75km west-northwest of the major mining town of Cobar. Originally registered in July 2015 under the name "Mount Gap Human-Induced Regeneration Project," it was renamed in May 2015 to align with the proponent's wider aggregation of projects.

Human-Induced Regeneration projects involve regenerating native forests by identifying and suppressing the activities that previously prevented tree growth. In this region, the primary activity is managing the timing and extent of grazing by livestock (sheep and goats) and controlling feral animals. Unlike tree planting projects, HIR relies on existing seed sources, rootstock, and lignotubers in the soil to regenerate permanent native forest cover. The project must maintain forest cover where the canopy provides at least 20% cover and trees reach a height of at least 2 meters.

The project is situated in the Cobar Peneplain bioregion, an area characterized by a semi-arid climate with rainfall averaging between 300mm and 390mm annually. The landscape typically features red earth and skeletal loam soils, supporting vegetation such as Mulga (Acacia aneura), Bimble Box, and White Cypress Pine. Land use in this region is predominantly extensive grazing on leasehold land.

This project was voluntarily revoked on December 5, 2017, under section 30 of the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Rule 2015. Section 30 allows a proponent to request the Clean Energy Regulator to revoke a project's declaration, which often occurs if the project is restructured, amalgamated with other projects, or if the landholder decides not to proceed. It was part of the "Darling River Eco Corridor," a large-scale aggregation of carbon projects managed by Terra Carbon (a subsidiary of GreenCollar) aimed at creating a contiguous zone of protected vegetation in the Upper Darling catchment.