Moruya Station Carbon Project

Moruya Station Carbon Project is a Native Forest from Managed Regrowth project located in South West Queensland, approximately 90 kilometres south of Charleville. It was registered in April 2016 and covers 10,247.71 hectares.

Native Forest from Managed Regrowth projects involve allowing native vegetation to naturally regenerate to achieve permanent forest cover on land that was previously subjected to at least one comprehensive clearing for pastoral use. Standard requirements dictate the cessation of activities that suppress regrowth, such as mechanical or chemical destruction, allowing native trees to grow back and eventually reach a minimum of 20 percent canopy cover and 2 metres in height.

The region south of Charleville is primarily known for pastoral land use, specifically extensive cattle and sheep grazing. The environment is characterised by a semi-arid, highly variable low-rainfall climate, and local soil profiles generally consist of sandy loams, clays, and red earths.

This project aims to establish permanent native forests through assisted regeneration from in-situ seed sources, including resilient rootstock and lignotubers. Interestingly, the project was initially registered under the Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) methodology but varied its method to Native Forest from Managed Regrowth in August 2017. The project's proponent, Devine Agribusiness Carbon Pty Ltd, was acquired by major environmental markets investor GreenCollar in July 2021, further integrating it into their broader carbon farming portfolio. Additionally, a Carbon Abatement Contract (CAC988369) associated with the project was initially secured in the April 2016 auction, but was marked as lapsed or terminated by September 2016.