Darling River Eco Corridor 24 (Revoked)

Darling River Eco Corridor 24 (Revoked) was a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) project located at "The Meadows" property, approximately 55km southwest of the major outback town of Cobar in New South Wales. Registered in July 2015, the project covered a substantial area of 27,993 hectares. The region is predominantly utilized for rangeland grazing, specifically for sheep and goats, which aligns with the project's strategy of integrating carbon farming with active livestock operations.

Human-Induced Regeneration projects generate carbon credits by allowing native forests to regenerate from existing seed sources (such as rootstock or lignotubers) in areas where vegetation was previously suppressed. Standard requirements for this methodology involve managing the timing and extent of grazing and actively controlling feral animals, primarily goats in this region, to allow the canopy to reach forest cover thresholds.

The environment in the Cobar Peneplain is classified as semi-arid, with a long-term average rainfall of approximately 360mm to 390mm per year. The soils at this specific location are described as quick-responding sandy loams and red earths, supporting vegetation such as cypress pine, belah, rosewood, mulga, and box flats.

Originally registered as "The Meadows Human-Induced Regeneration Project," the project was renamed in 2015 shortly after registration. Notably, the project was voluntarily revoked in August 2021. Following the revocation, the property "The Meadows" was marketed and sold in 2022 as part of the "Bulgoo" aggregation, a significant pastoral holding. The site was historically significant to the proponent, GreenCollar (parent company of Terra Carbon), as it served as one of their flagship research sites for understanding carbon project risk management in the Western Division.