Darling River Conservation Initiative (Revoked)

Darling River Conservation Initiative (Revoked) is a Human-Induced Regeneration project located in the Walgett local government area of north-western New South Wales, situated generally north-west of the town of Walgett. It was registered in March 2017 and covered an area of 6,781.40 hectares before it was officially revoked in August 2025.

Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) projects involve establishing permanent, even-aged native forests by encouraging the natural recovery of native trees from in-situ seed sources, including rootstock and lignotubers. A standard requirement of this methodology is that the project land must have been previously cleared of vegetation and that regrowth was actively suppressed for at least 10 years prior to the project's commencement. To facilitate forest recovery, the core activities on this property included managing the timing and extent of livestock grazing, as well as implementing humane feral animal control to actively alleviate pressure on emerging vegetation.

The Walgett region is renowned for its extensive pastoral operations and broadacre rangeland grazing. The local environment is classified as semi-arid, experiencing hot summer temperatures alongside low and variable rainfall, which averages approximately 450mm annually. The surrounding landscape typically features flat terrain and flood plains dominated by red earth, clays, and sandy loam soils.

This project was developed as a constituent of a much larger, landscape-scale environmental corridor known as the Darling River Conservation Initiative. It was managed by Terra Carbon Pty Limited, a subsidiary of the major environmental markets developer GreenCollar. While active, the project delivered Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) under a fixed delivery contract (CAC706363) with the Commonwealth. Its revocation under section 30 of the CFI Rule on August 20, 2025, indicates the project was voluntarily withdrawn by the proponent or its registration was cancelled by the Clean Energy Regulator.