Firestick Fund: Kimberley Carbon Cattle Conservation Culture Project (Revoked)

Firestick Fund: Kimberley Carbon Cattle Conservation Culture Project (Revoked) was a Savanna Fire Management project located in the remote Central Kimberley region of Western Australia. Situated approximately 320km northeast of Derby and 280km southwest of Kununurra, the project area covered a substantial 501,530 hectares. The land use in this region is primarily pastoral leasehold, dedicated to extensive cattle grazing, which aligns with the project's title referencing "Cattle Conservation Culture."

The project operated under the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative-Emissions Abatement through Savanna Fire Management) Methodology Determination 2015. This methodology generates carbon credits by shifting the fire regime from high-intensity late dry season (LDS) wildfires to cooler, controlled early dry season (EDS) burns. By conducting strategic burns when vegetation is still moist, proponents reduce the fuel load, thereby preventing the release of significant greenhouse gas emissions that would occur during uncontrollable late-season wildfires.

Environmentally, the project was situated in the "low rainfall zone" of the savanna, which typically refers to areas receiving less than 1,000mm of annual rainfall, characterized by a distinct wet and dry season. The terrain in the Central Kimberley often consists of rugged sandstone ranges, savanna plains, and red earth or sandy soils that support spinifex and eucalypt woodlands.

Registered in May 2016, the project underwent a variation in March 2017 to remove specific land areas before being voluntarily revoked in June 2018 under Section 30 of the CFI Rule. Section 30 revocations are generally requested by the proponent, often occurring when a project is no longer viable, the property is sold, or the landholder decides not to proceed before credits are issued.