Doobibla Regeneration Project

The Doobibla Regeneration Project is a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) project located on Doobibla Station, a pastoral property in South West Queensland. The project area sits approximately 155 kilometers southwest of Charleville (via Cooladdi) and about 86 kilometers from Cunnamulla. Registered in May 2017, the project covers a substantial area of 33,869 hectares within the Paroo Shire region, an area traditionally dominated by sheep and cattle grazing.

Human-Induced Regeneration projects in this context focus on restoring native forest cover by ceasing activities that suppress regrowth. For the Doobibla project, this involves managing the timing and extent of grazing and stopping mechanical clearing to allow native vegetation, specifically Mulga (Acacia aneura), Gidgea, and Eucalypt woodlands, to regenerate. The project operates under the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Methodology 2013, which requires the land to have been cleared and regrowth suppressed for at least 10 years prior to project commencement.

The local environment is characteristic of the Mulga Lands bioregion, featuring red sandy loams and red earth soils. The climate is semi-arid, and the property itself is traversed by the Paroo River, providing essential water sources including permanent waterholes and rock pools. Interestingly, real estate listings for the property indicate that approximately 50% of the project's carbon credits are contracted to the government until November 2045, providing a diversified income stream alongside the property's carrying capacity of approximately 300 to 900 cattle.