DAC-2015-21 (Revoked)

DAC-2015-21 (Revoked) is a Native Forest from Managed Regrowth project located approximately 15km south-east of Morven in the Maranoa region of south-western Queensland [1]. It was registered in September 2015 and covers 2,009.43ha.

Native Forest from Managed Regrowth (NFMR) projects involve ceasing activities that suppress native vegetation, such as mechanical clearing or chemical destruction [1]. This allows native trees to naturally regenerate from in-situ seed sources, rootstock, and lignotubers to eventually achieve a forest cover threshold, which is typically defined as having at least 20% crown cover and trees reaching 2 metres in height.

The Morven area is predominantly known for pastoral land uses, primarily broadacre cattle and sheep grazing. The region experiences a semi-arid climate with low and highly variable rainfall, and the local soils generally range from sandy red earths and loams to heavier cracking clays typical of the Mulga Lands and Brigalow Belt.

This project was established to restore permanent native forests on land that had historically been subject to at least one comprehensive clearing event for pastoral use. Notably, the project's proponent, Devine Agribusiness Carbon Pty Ltd, operates as a subsidiary of the major Australian environmental markets investor, GreenCollar [3]. The project initially secured a government contract (CAC102399) in November 2015 for the fixed delivery of 450,000 ACCUs [1, 2]. However, this contract lapsed or was terminated on 1 May 2017 with zero units delivered to the Commonwealth [1, 2]. The project itself was subsequently formally revoked under Section 30 of the CFI Rule on 6 August 2021 [1].