Catchment Conservation Alliance - Southern Rivers Initiative Site #2

Catchment Conservation Alliance - Southern Rivers Initiative Site #2 is a Human-Induced Regeneration project located in the Paroo local government area in south-west Queensland, south of Cunnamulla. It was registered in March 2017 and covers 28,320.84 ha.

Human-Induced Regeneration projects involve regenerating native forests by changing land management practices to remove suppressors that prevent natural regrowth. Standard requirements for this methodology dictate that the regenerating vegetation must have the potential to reach a height of at least 2 metres with a minimum of 20% crown cover.

The Paroo Shire region is known for extensive pastoral land uses, primarily beef cattle, sheep, and goat grazing. The region is considered a semi-arid zone with low and highly variable rainfall and soils are generally red earths, sandy loams, and clays.

This project establishes permanent native forests through assisted regeneration from in-situ seed sources, rootstock, and lignotubers on land that was cleared and suppressed for at least 10 years. Regeneration is achieved by managing the timing and extent of grazing and humanely managing feral animals. The project's proponent, Terra Carbon Pty Limited, is a subsidiary of GreenCollar, Australia's largest environmental market developer.