Garrawin Gumahah Regeneration Project

The Garrawin Gumahah Regeneration Project is a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) project located approximately 80km southwest of Cunnamulla in the Paroo Shire of South West Queensland. Registered in August 2015, the project covers a substantial area of approximately 79,298 hectares. The region is historically dominated by pastoral operations, specifically sheep and cattle grazing, within the Mulga Lands bioregion.

The project operates under the Human-Induced Regeneration methodology, which involves implementing changes in land management to facilitate the natural regeneration of native forest on land where vegetation was previously suppressed. For this specific project, activities include the cessation of mechanical clearing, the management of feral animals, and the implementation of a "holistic planned grazing" strategy. This approach mimics the movement of wild herbivores by rotating cattle frequently to allow pastures and native Mulga (Acacia aneura) woodlands time to recover.

Environmentally, the site is situated in a semi-arid to arid ecosystem characterized by highly variable rainfall and red sandy soils (red earth). The landscape features low open woodlands consisting of Mulga and Eucalyptus trees, shrubs, and native grasses. The project is managed by SLM Partners through the SLM Australia Livestock Fund, which acquired the Garrawin and Gumahah properties in 2013. A notable aspect of this project is its dual-purpose model, serving as a flagship case study for integrating regenerative cattle production with large-scale carbon sequestration to diversify revenue and build drought resilience.