Darling River Eco Corridor 11 (Revoked)

Darling River Eco Corridor 11 (Revoked) is a Human-Induced Regeneration project located roughly 45km south-west of Cobar in central-western New South Wales. It was registered in July 2015 and covers an expansive area of 20,825.68 hectares.

Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) projects involve establishing permanent, even-aged native forests by encouraging the natural regrowth of native vegetation from in-situ seed sources, such as rootstock and lignotubers. To meet standard methodology requirements, proponents must implement new land management practices on land where vegetation has been suppressed for at least 10 years prior to the project. For this project, standard activities included the exclusion of livestock, managing the timing and extent of grazing, and the humane management of feral animals to allow native seedlings to mature into forest cover.

The surrounding Cobar region is characterised by sprawling rangelands that are heavily utilized for pastoral agriculture, particularly the extensive grazing of sheep, cattle, and rangeland goats. The area experiences a semi-arid climate with low and highly variable rainfall. The local environment predominantly features hard red earth soils (Kandosols), red sandy loams, and skeletal soils along the stony ridges.

Initially known as the Bulgoo Human-Induced Regeneration Project during its early development, the project varied its name to Darling River Eco Corridor 11 in May 2015. It was managed by Terra Carbon Pty Limited, a subsidiary of GreenCollar, as part of the broader Darling River Eco-Corridor aggregation which aims to create a contiguous zone of protected and regenerating native habitat across over 150,000 hectares in the Western Division of NSW. The project was officially revoked in December 2017 under section 30 of the CFI Rule, a standard administrative procedure often used by proponents to consolidate projects or transition properties to updated methods.