CO2 Australia - Human-Induced Regeneration Project - Stage 2 (Revoked)

CO2 Australia - Human-Induced Regeneration Project - Stage 2 (Revoked) is a Human-Induced Regeneration project located in the Lachlan local government area of Central West NSW, roughly 50km northeast of Condobolin. It was registered in March 2017 and covered 1.29ha before being revoked.

Human-Induced Regeneration projects involve changing land management practices to allow native forests to regenerate from in-situ seed sources. Standard requirements mandate the cessation of activities that suppressed regrowth for at least 10 years prior, with the goal of achieving permanent, even-aged native forest cover for a nominated permanence period of 100 years.

The Lachlan Shire region is known for a mix of sheep and cattle grazing alongside broadacre cropping. The area is considered semi-arid with moderate to low rainfall, and soils generally consist of red-brown earths and clays.

This project aimed to establish permanent native forests by excluding livestock and relying on rootstock and lignotubers for assisted regeneration. Interestingly, it secured a fixed delivery Carbon Abatement Contract (CAC964850) for 294,426 tonnes of abatement in April 2017. However, the contract lapsed or was terminated by October 2018 with no volume delivered. The project was officially revoked in March 2021 under section 30 of the CFI Rule, and a minor administrative variation in December 2024 updated the proponent's name to CO2 AUSTRALIA Pty Ltd.