Bulloo Regeneration Project (Revoked)

The Bulloo Regeneration Project (Revoked) was a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) project located in the Mulga Lands of South West Queensland, approximately 20km north of the township of Quilpie. Registered in July 2015, the project covered a substantial area of 93,899 hectares within the Bulloo and Warrego River catchments. However, the project was short-lived, as it was revoked under section 32 of the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011 just three months later in October 2015. Section 32 revocations are typically voluntary requests made by the project proponent, Corporate Carbon Solutions Pty Ltd in this instance, often due to strategic restructuring or landholder changes.

The region surrounding Quilpie is characterised by semi-arid rangelands predominantly used for sheep and cattle grazing. The environmental conditions are harsh, with an average annual rainfall of approximately 300mm to 400mm. The soil composition in this area varies between the red earths (Kandosols) typical of mulga ridges and the heavy, self-mulching cracking clays (Vertosols) found on the floodplains of the channel country.

The project operated under the Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) methodology, which awards carbon credits for regenerating permanent native forests on land where vegetation has been historically suppressed. The specific activities for this project involved the exclusion of livestock and the management of grazing timing to allow native species, likely Mulga (Acacia aneura) and associated regrowth, to recover and reach forest maturity.