Yarmouth Regeneration Project

The Yarmouth Regeneration Project is a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) project located on Yarmouth Station, approximately 130 kilometres south of Charleville and west of Bollon in South West Queensland. Registered in April 2016, the project covers a significant area of 31,039 hectares within the Paroo local government area. The region is historically defined by pastoral operations, specifically sheep and cattle grazing, which remains the primary land use.

The project operates under the Human-Induced Regeneration methodology, which involves implementing management changes to allow native forests to regenerate on land where regrowth was previously suppressed, typically by livestock or mechanical clearing. In this instance, the proponents, Michael and Sally Moody, manage the timing and extent of grazing to reduce pressure on vegetation, allowing native species to re-establish from in-situ seed sources like rootstock and lignotubers.

Environmentally, the project sits within the Mulga Lands bioregion, an area characterized by a semi-arid climate with irregular rainfall (averaging 450–650 mm annually). The landscape typically features flat plains with red earth and sandy loam soils, supporting vegetation dominated by Mulga (Acacia aneura) woodlands, often interspersed with Poplar Box and Silver-leaved Ironbark. The project is managed in partnership with Select Carbon, a major carbon service provider now owned by Shell.