Flodden Hills Regeneration Project

Flodden Hills Regeneration Project is a Human-Induced Regeneration project located in the Barcoo Shire, approximately 100km west of the town of Jundah in central-west Queensland. It was registered in June 2017 and covers a massive 142,474.61 hectares.

Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) of a Permanent Even-Aged Native Forest projects involve establishing permanent native forests by removing land management pressures that previously prevented the natural regeneration of trees. Standard requirements dictate implementing new management practices, such as controlling feral animals or managing livestock, so the regenerating forest can eventually reach at least 20% canopy cover and 2 meters in height. For this specific project, the core activity is the management of the timing and the extent of grazing to allow the land's vegetation to safely recover.

The Barcoo Shire region sits within Australia's Channel Country, a landscape famous for its extensive pastoral industry, specifically sheep and cattle grazing on native pastures. The region experiences a semi-arid to arid climate characterized by low and highly variable rainfall. The environmental conditions feature a distinct mix of soil types, typically dominated by heavy alluvial cracking clays (vertosols) on the floodplains and gravelly red earth (kandosols) on the surrounding stony ridges and plains.

An interesting fact about this project is its specific environmental focus: it relies on assisted regeneration from in-situ seed sources, including resilient rootstock and lignotubers. The project specifically targets land that was historically cleared of vegetation and where natural regrowth was actively suppressed for at least 10 years prior to the project commencing. Managed by the proponent Carbon Credit Management Pty Ltd alongside Climate Friendly Pty Ltd, the project has successfully demonstrated its impact, having already been issued over 89,000 Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) to date.