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. The property sits approximately 45 kilometers east of the small township of Wyandra and roughly 90 kilometers south of the regional hub of Charleville. Registered in April 2016, the project encompasses a significant area of 10,247.71 hectares within the Mulga Lands bioregion.

The project operates under the Native Forest from Managed Regrowth methodology. This specific framework credits carbon abatement achieved by allowing native vegetation to regenerate on land that was historically cleared for pastoral use. Unlike Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) projects, which focus on suppressing ongoing threats like overgrazing, NFMR requires the land to have undergone at least one comprehensive clearing event in the past. The primary activity for Moruya Station involves the cessation of mechanical or chemical suppression of regrowth, effectively allowing the "paddock" to revert to its natural woodland state.

The region is defined by a semi-arid climate, typically receiving between 400mm and 500mm of rainfall annually. The landscape is dominated by Mulga (Acacia aneura) woodlands and shrublands, supported by red earth and sandy loam soils. Historically, this area has been utilized for sheep and cattle grazing, a land use that is often integrated with carbon farming in the region.

A notable aspect of this project is its administrative history. It was originally associated with the Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) method before switching to NFMR in 2017, likely to better align with the land's specific clearing history. Furthermore, the project proponent, Devine Agribusiness Carbon Pty Ltd, was acquired by major environmental markets investor GreenCollar in July 2021. While the project’s original government carbon abatement contract (CAC988369) has lapsed or been terminated, the project remains registered and capable of generating Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) for the secondary market.