Colac Beltram Munberry Haredean (CBMH) Regeneration Project

Colac Beltram Munberry Haredean (CBMH) Regeneration Project is a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) project located northeast of Quilpie in the Channel Country of South West Queensland. It was registered in August 2015 and covers an immense 121,378 hectares.

Human-Induced Regeneration projects involve regenerating permanent, even-aged native forests from in-situ seed sources, such as rootstock and lignotubers, on land where regrowth was actively suppressed for at least 10 years. The standard requirement for this methodology is for the regenerating native forest to eventually reach a minimum of 20% crown cover and a height of at least 2 meters. Project activities for this site include ceasing the mechanical or chemical destruction of regrowth and managing the timing and extent of grazing to allow young trees to survive and grow.

The Quilpie region is known for widespread, large-scale cattle and sheep grazing operations. The area is classified as semi-arid with low and highly variable annual rainfall averaging around 270mm. The soils generally consist of sandy red earths (Kandosols) with sandy-clay subsoils, alongside areas of alluvial cracking clay plains near the river systems.

Due to the region's low agricultural productivity, grazing properties require extremely large areas to maintain pasture without causing land degradation, often upwards of 87 hectares per adult cattle equivalent. Over its lifetime, this carbon project has successfully generated a large volume of Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs). These credits have been purchased and retired by major corporations to offset emissions, including Woodside Energy and the Everclime platform for their Climate Active certifications. The project is currently managed by Lanin Holdings Pty Ltd and Ninal Ventures Pty Ltd, the latter having previously operated under the name SLM (ALF) Quilpie Pty Ltd prior to a 2021 corporate name variation.