Narran Yarramanbar Regeneration Project

Narran Yarramanbar Regeneration Project is a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) project located approximately 40km east of Wyandra, situated roughly halfway between the outback towns of Charleville and Cunnamulla in south-west Queensland. It was registered in November 2016 and covers an expansive 41,249.43 hectares across the Murweh and Paroo local government areas.

The South West Queensland region is predominantly known for extensive sheep and cattle grazing operations. Environmentally, the area is part of the Mulga Lands bioregion, which experiences semi-arid rainfall conditions and features a mix of red earths, sandy loams, and clay soils.

Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) projects involve changing agricultural land management practices to allow native forests to regenerate from existing in-situ seed sources, including rootstock and lignotubers. To meet standard methodology requirements, the regeneration must aim to achieve a permanent, even-aged native forest reaching at least 20% crown cover and a height of two meters or more. For this specific project, the core activity is the management of the timing and extent of livestock grazing on land that was previously cleared of vegetation, and where regrowth had been actively suppressed for at least 10 years prior to commencement.

The project encompasses the historic pastoral stations of "Narran" and "Yarramanbar". Over the years, the project's proponent structure has seen several family variations, expanding from Christopher Leeds in 2016 to jointly include Julia Leeds, Isabel Leeds, and Sophie Leeds by January 2025. It is also supported by carbon service provider Select Carbon Pty Ltd and is linked to the active Commonwealth carbon contract CAC102858, under which abatement is sold to the Australian Government.