Burns Carbon Project

Burns Carbon Project is a Human-Induced Regeneration project located at Ardgour Station, approximately 120km south of Charleville in South West Queensland. It was registered in December 2015 and covers 8,282ha.

Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) projects involve establishing permanent native forests through assisted regeneration from in-situ seed sources, such as rootstock and lignotubers. This methodology requires that the land was previously cleared of vegetation and that regrowth was suppressed for at least 10 years prior to the project commencing. Standard activities focus on removing suppressors to allow native trees to recover, which in this case involves the careful management of the timing and extent of livestock grazing.

The Paroo Shire area is widely known for broadacre pastoral operations, primarily sheep, cattle, and goat grazing. The region features a semi-arid climate with low rainfall, encompassing mulga lands and Mitchell grass floodplains generally characterized by red earths and sandy loam soils.

This project sits on a former sheep station that was heavily destocked in 2016 following severe drought. After being acquired by the Corporate Carbon Group, Ardgour Station was declared a nature refuge in 2022 under the Queensland Government's NatureAssist program. This allows the project to combine carbon farming with the active conservation of vulnerable wetlands and native ecosystems. Over its lifecycle, the project's proponent has seen a few variations, originally beginning with Corporate Carbon Solutions Pty Ltd before transitioning to Paniri Ventures Pty Ltd and Paniri Holdings Pty Ltd.