Thaa-Nguigarr Carbon Project

Thaa-Nguigarr Carbon Project is a savanna fire management project located at Strathgordon and Strathburn Stations in Queensland's Cape York Peninsula, approximately 130km northwest of Musgrave Roadhouse. It was registered in December 2016 and covers 118,882.35ha.

Savanna fire management projects involve the strategic and planned burning of savanna areas during the early dry season. By undertaking cool, controlled cultural burns early in the year, the project reduces the risk and intensity of massive, uncontrolled wildfires in the late dry season, thereby reducing greenhouse gas emissions and earning carbon credits.

The remote Cape York region is characterized by pastoral leases used for cattle grazing alongside high-value conservation and Indigenous cultural areas. The environment experiences a distinct tropical monsoonal climate with a high-rainfall wet season and a low-rainfall dry season, while local soils generally consist of tropical sandy earths, laterites, and clays.

This project is notable for representing a landmark cooperative agreement. The pastoral leaseholder of Strathburn Station signed a historic 25-year deal to share carbon credit profits 50/50 with the local native title holders (the Wik and Way peoples), providing significant financial, cultural, and environmental benefits to the community. Additionally, the project officially varied its name from Thaa-Nguiuaar Carbon Project in July 2020 and successfully completed a fixed delivery contract for 10,000 ACCUs with the Australian Government in September 2021.