Gumbo Regeneration Project

The Gumbo Regeneration Project is a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) project located in the remote Far West of New South Wales, situated approximately 20km southwest of the border town of Hungerford and roughly 70km north of Wanaaring. Registered in August 2015, the project covers a substantial area of 10,550 hectares within the Unincorporated Area of NSW. The proponent, MG & SM Van de Ven Pty. Limited, manages the land which lies within the Mulga Lands bioregion, an area traditionally dominated by pastoral grazing for sheep, cattle, and goats.

This project operates under the Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) methodology, which credits landholders for regenerating native forest on land where vegetation has been suppressed for at least 10 years, typically by livestock or feral animals. Instead of planting trees, the project focuses on land management activities such as controlling the timing and extent of grazing and managing feral animals (such as goats and pigs). These actions allow local native species, likely Mulga (Acacia aneura) and Poplar Box communities common to the area, to regenerate naturally from in-situ seed sources, rootstock, and lignotubers.

The environmental context of the region is characterized by a semi-arid to arid climate with highly variable rainfall, averaging roughly 250-300mm annually. The terrain typically consists of flat to undulating plains featuring red earth, sandy loams, and clay pans. The project has successfully secured a carbon abatement contract with the Australian Government (Contract ID: CAC102210), committing to deliver over 62,000 Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) towards the country's emissions reduction targets.