Moruya Station Carbon Project

Moruya Station Carbon Project is a Native Forest from Managed Regrowth (NFMR) project located in the Paroo Shire of southern Queensland, approximately 40km east of Wyandra. It was registered in April 2016 and covers an area of 10,247.71 hectares.

Native Forest from Managed Regrowth projects involve allowing native vegetation to naturally regenerate into a forest by ceasing clearing activities such as mechanical or chemical destruction, or the suppression of regrowth. The standard requirement is for the regeneration to eventually achieve forest cover, typically defined as having at least 20% crown cover and reaching a minimum height of 2 metres.

The Paroo Shire region is predominantly known for agricultural land use, particularly pastoral grazing. The environment is considered semi-arid, experiencing a low average annual rainfall of approximately 300-400 mm. The regional landscape is comprised of mulga and spinifex sandplains, and the soils are primarily clay (Vertosols) along with pockets of sandy, stony soils (Tenosols).

This specific project establishes permanent native forests through assisted regeneration from in-situ seed sources, including rootstock and lignotubers, on land that had previously undergone comprehensive clearing for pastoral use. Interestingly, the project's proponent, Devine Agribusiness Carbon Pty Ltd, experienced a change in participant name from Colin Ward in 2017. Furthermore, Devine Agribusiness was acquired by major environmental markets investor GreenCollar in July 2021. Following this acquisition, the proponent is now listed as an included entity under GreenCollar's corporate structure in the Australian Government's Modern Slavery Statements Register. The project also underwent a variation in its methodology in August 2017, transitioning from the Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) method to its current NFMR methodology.