DAC-2015-07

DAC-2015-07 is a Native Forest from Managed Regrowth project located in South-West Queensland, approximately 75km south-west of Bollon. It was registered in September 2015 and covers an area of 2,490 hectares.

Native Forest from Managed Regrowth projects involve allowing native vegetation to regenerate on land that has been previously cleared. Under standard requirements, proponents must cease suppressive activities, such as mechanical clearing or chemical destruction, allowing the vegetation to achieve forest cover, typically defined as at least 20% crown cover and trees capable of reaching 2 metres in height.

The region is well known for pastoral land uses, predominantly the grazing of sheep and cattle. The area is considered semi-arid, experiencing low and variable rainfall, and the soils are generally red earths and sandy loams typical of the Mulga Lands bioregion.

This project aims to establish permanent native forests from in-situ seed sources, rootstock, and lignotubers on land that was historically subject to comprehensive clearing for pastoral use. The project was originally managed by Devine Agribusiness Carbon Pty Ltd, a company established to integrate carbon farming and grazing in productive zones. In March 2020, the participant name was varied to Graham Kenny Pty Ltd as trustee for the Kenny Discretionary Trust. Devine Agribusiness Carbon was subsequently acquired by the major Australian environmental markets investor GreenCollar in July 2021.