Bareeda Regeneration Project

Bareeda Regeneration Project is a Human-Induced Regeneration project located on Bareeda Station, approximately 100km south of Winton in Central West Queensland. It was registered in November 2017 and covers 83,755.90 ha.

Human-Induced Regeneration projects involve establishing permanent native forests through assisted regeneration from in-situ seed sources, such as rootstock and lignotubers. This is achieved by ceasing or managing activities that suppress tree growth; for this specific project, it involves managing the timing and extent of livestock grazing on land where vegetation regrowth had been suppressed for at least 10 years.

The Winton area is well-known for its large-scale sheep and cattle grazing operations on vast pastoral stations. The region experiences a hot, semi-arid climate with low and highly variable rainfall averaging around 350mm annually. Soils in the area are generally cracking clays (Vertosols) and red or grey massive earths (Kandosols) characteristic of the Channel Country.

This project includes a pilot program investigating how various land management techniques can contribute to carbon sequestration while enabling sustainable grazing and improving drought resilience. Bareeda is a highly productive project, generating 52,000 Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) in a single issuance period in early 2025, and its offsets have been actively purchased by corporate buyers, including the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC), Yallamundi Farms, and the Whitsunday Regional Council, due to its measurable environmental and rural community co-benefits.