Milhouse Reforestation Project

Milhouse Reforestation Project is a human-induced regeneration project located in the Paroo Shire, approximately 35km northwest of Cunnamulla in south-western Queensland. It was registered in March 2017 and covers an initial project area of 5.42 hectares.

Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) of a Permanent Even-Aged Native Forest projects involve changing land management practices to facilitate the regrowth of native vegetation on land where it was previously suppressed for at least 10 years. Standard requirements for this methodology dictate that the project must cease activities that hinder forest growth, such as mechanical or chemical clearing, and carefully manage the timing and extent of livestock grazing.

The region around Cunnamulla features a semi-arid climate, receiving a relatively low average annual rainfall of approximately 375mm. The area sits within the Mulga Lands bioregion, which is typically characterised by red earths, sandy loams, and heavy clay soils. Because of these environmental conditions, the dominant regional land use is extensive agricultural grazing of cattle and sheep on native pastures.

This specific project aims to establish permanent native forests through assisted regeneration using in-situ seed sources, including rootstock and lignotubers. An interesting operational note is that a project variation occurred in February 2018, where substantial areas originally listed under this project were removed and transferred to the related Flanders Carbon Project (ERF103197). Due to this corporate restructure, the project proponent, Paniri Ventures Pty Ltd, transferred 37,422 Kyoto Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) to the Flanders Carbon Project under section 52 of the Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI) Rule.