Darling River Eco Corridor 17 (Revoked)

Darling River Eco Corridor 17 (Revoked) was a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) project located at Mount Gap Station, approximately 100 kilometers west-northwest of Cobar, NSW. Registered in July 2015 and revoked in December 2017, the project covered a significant area of 18,916 hectares. The project site sits within the Cobar Peneplain bioregion, an area characterized by semi-arid conditions and extensive grazing land use.

The project operated under the Human-Induced Regeneration methodology, which awards carbon credits for regenerating permanent native forests on land where vegetation has been historically suppressed. In this region, suppression is typically caused by livestock grazing or feral animals. To generate credits, the project required changes in land management, specifically the exclusion of livestock or the strategic management of grazing timing, to allow the native "mulga" (Acacia aneura) and eucalypt woodlands to recover.

Environmentally, the region experiences a semi-arid climate with variable rainfall averaging around 390mm annually. The landscape features rolling downs and low hills with soils predominantly consisting of red earths, lithosols, and sandy loams. The vegetation is dominated by mulga shrublands and bimble box woodlands, which are resilient but slow-growing in the dry conditions.

An interesting note about the property, Mount Gap Station, is its dual use as a venue for off-road motorsport; it has hosted the "Cliffhanger 4WD Event," utilizing the rugged terrain and creek beds for competitive driving. The project's revocation in 2017 under section 30 of the CFI Rule suggests a voluntary withdrawal by the proponent, Terra Carbon Pty Limited (a subsidiary of GreenCollar), potentially to re-register under a different configuration or due to commercial consolidation within the broader "Darling River Eco Corridor" aggregation.