Landscape Aggregation

Landscape Aggregation (formerly known as Climate Friendly Aggregation Project No. 3) is a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) project located in the Paroo local government area, approximately 100km southwest of Cunnamulla in south-western Queensland. It was registered in April 2016 and covers an area of 19,367.85 hectares.

Human-Induced Regeneration projects involve regenerating native forests by changing land management practices. Standard requirements include allowing native vegetation to reach forest cover, generally defined as having a canopy cover of at least 20% and trees reaching at least 2 metres in height. For this project, activities include ceasing mechanical or chemical suppression of regrowth, managing the timing and extent of livestock grazing, and humanely managing feral animals.

The south-western Queensland region around the Paroo Shire is predominantly used for pastoral operations such as cattle and sheep grazing. The environment is classified as semi-arid with low annual rainfall, and the soils typically consist of red earths, sandy loams, and clays characteristic of the Mulga Lands bioregion.

This project establishes permanent native forests through assisted regeneration from in-situ seed sources, such as rootstock and lignotubers. The land used for the project had previously been cleared of vegetation, and regrowth was suppressed for at least 10 years before the project began. In February 2020, the project name was officially varied from Climate Friendly Aggregation Project No. 3 to Landscape Aggregation, and in September 2025, Corporate Carbon Solutions Pty Ltd was removed as a participant, leaving Catherine Mary Barden and Robert Alfred Barden as the sole project proponents.