DAC-2016-01

DAC-2016-01 (Project ID: ERF104441) is a Native Forest from Managed Regrowth project located on the Marlee Downs pastoral station, approximately 165km southwest of the town of Mitchell in the Maranoa region of Queensland. Registered in November 2016, the project covers 6,235 hectares of a larger 16,187-hectare grazing property. The area is situated in the Mulga Lands bioregion, a semi-arid environment characterized by red and yellow earth soils and vegetation dominated by Mulga (Acacia aneura), Ironbark, and Box woodlands.

The project operates under the Native Forest from Managed Regrowth (NFMR) methodology, which credits landholders for allowing native vegetation to regenerate on land that was previously cleared for pastoral use. Unlike tree planting, this method relies on the "cessation of mechanical or chemical destruction" of regrowth. By stopping the bulldozing or chaining of regrowth, common practices in the region to maintain open pasture, the project allows the forest to return from in-situ seed sources and rootstock.

This specific project has been highlighted as a case study for integrating carbon farming with cattle grazing. The property was sold in 2020 to new owners who continued the carbon project, using the revenue to fund over $500,000 in infrastructure improvements, such as exclusion fencing and water run-off management. The regeneration of native grasses like Mulga Mitchell and Kangaroo Grass has reportedly supported local biodiversity, including native bees, zebra finches, and wedge-tailed eagles. The proponent, Devine Agribusiness Carbon Pty Ltd, was acquired by the major environmental markets investor GreenCollar in 2021.