Flanders Carbon Project

Flanders Carbon Project is a large-scale Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) project located in the Mulga Lands bioregion of South West Queensland. The project area spans approximately 68,174 hectares and is situated roughly 85 to 120 kilometers south of Charleville and north of Cunnamulla, centered around the township of Wyandra in the Paroo Shire. The project appears to encompass pastoral properties in this vicinity, most notably Ardgour Station, which is owned by the proponent, Paniri Ventures.

Registered in April 2016, the project operates under the HIR methodology, which involves regenerating native forests by suppressing activities that previously prevented growth, such as mechanical clearing and intensive grazing. The region is characterized by a semi-arid climate and red earth soils typical of the "mulga" country (Acacia aneura). The project activities focus on managing the timing and extent of grazing to allow native vegetation to recover and reach forest maturity.

An interesting aspect of this project is its connection to the Ardgour Station Nature Refuge. In 2022, approximately 8,200 hectares of the property, which was destocked in 2016 due to drought, were declared a protected nature refuge by the Queensland Government, ensuring the conservation of important wetlands and ecosystems within the Wyandra-Cunnamulla Claypans Aggregation. Additionally, the project has undergone administrative restructuring; in 2018, over 37,000 Kyoto Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) were transferred to Flanders from the nearby "Milhouse Regeneration Project" (ERF111315), indicating a consolidation of carbon assets by the proponent Paniri Ventures.