Jumbuck Pastoral Savanna Burning Project (Revoked)

The Jumbuck Pastoral Savanna Burning Project (Revoked) was a large-scale carbon abatement initiative operating across two distinct regions in northern Australia. Registered in April 2016, the project covered a massive 1.4 million hectares of pastoral land. The project area appears to have spanned Jumbuck Pastoral Company's northern cattle holdings, specifically surrounding Blina Station in the West Kimberley region of Western Australia (approximately 100km southeast of Derby) and the Killarney Station aggregation in the Victoria River District of the Northern Territory (approximately 300km south of Katherine).

The region is characterized by semi-arid tropical savanna conditions, falling within the "Low Rainfall Zone" classification (typically receiving 600–1000mm annually). The environmental landscape varies significantly across the two operational hubs; the West Kimberley site features "Pindan" sandy red soils with open wattle and spinifex vegetation, while the Victoria River District site is known for its extensive basalt plains and Mitchell grass downs suited for cattle grazing. The primary land use in both regions is extensive pastoralism, with Jumbuck Pastoral being one of Australia's largest family-owned livestock producers.

This project utilized the 2015 Savanna Fire Management methodology, which generates carbon credits by altering fire regimes. The core activity involves conducting strategic, planned burns during the early dry season (EDS) to reduce the fuel load. This practice prevents high-intensity, uncontrollable wildfires during the late dry season (LDS), thereby avoiding significant emissions of methane and nitrous oxide. Although the project was voluntarily revoked in March 2017, a common administrative step often taken to restructure project boundaries or transition to newer 2018 methodologies, the underlying activity of fire management remains a critical tool for land managers in these fire-prone landscapes.