Darling River Eco Corridor 7

Darling River Eco Corridor 7 is a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) project located approximately 70km southwest of Cobar in the semi-arid rangelands of western New South Wales. Registered in April 2016, the project covers a substantial area of 31,239 hectares. The region is historically dominated by extensive grazing operations for sheep, cattle, and goats, often on large pastoral leases.

The project operates under the Human-Induced Regeneration methodology, which differs from environmental planting by focusing on assisting the natural regeneration of native forests rather than planting seedlings. The standard requirement for this method involves removing or managing "suppressors", typically livestock and feral animals, that prevent vegetation from reaching forest maturity. To generate credits, the land must regenerate to a "forest cover" standard, defined as trees reaching at least 2 meters in height with 20% canopy cover.

Environmentally, the Cobar region is characterized by a semi-arid climate with variable rainfall. The landscape features the Cobar Peneplain, where soils are predominantly red earths (Kandosols) and red texture-contrast soils (Chromosols), often supporting vegetation communities such as Mulga (Acacia aneura), Bimble Box (Eucalyptus populnea), and woody shrubs like Turpentine.

This project is part of a broader aggregation of "Darling River Eco Corridor" projects managed by Terra Carbon (a subsidiary of GreenCollar). These projects are designed to co-exist with active farming; revenue from carbon credits often funds infrastructure upgrades, such as new fencing and water points (trap yards), which allow landholders to control grazing pressure and manage feral goats more effectively. The project has a 100-year permanence period, committing the land to maintaining carbon stores until at least 2117.