Kiandra Aggregation Project

The Kiandra Aggregation Project is a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) project located at Kiandra Station, approximately 100 kilometers south of Quilpie in South West Queensland. Registered in July 2017, the project covers a substantial area of 59,033 hectares within the Bulloo and Quilpie local government areas. The region is a remote pastoral zone, primarily utilized for extensive cattle and sheep grazing, situated between the towns of Quilpie and Thargomindah.

This project operates under the Human-Induced Regeneration methodology, which focuses on regenerating native forests on land where vegetation has been suppressed for at least 10 years, typically by livestock or feral animals. To achieve this, the project proponent, Amaral Pastoral Pty Limited, implements management activities such as controlling grazing timing and intensity, and ceasing mechanical or chemical clearing. The goal is to allow native species, likely Mulga (Acacia aneura) in this region, to regenerate into a permanent forest cover, thereby sequestering carbon in the biomass.

The environmental setting for the Kiandra Aggregation is typical of the Mulga Lands bioregion. The climate is classified as hot semi-arid, characterized by highly variable rainfall averaging between 300mm and 400mm annually. The terrain typically consists of red earth soils (Kandosols) and sandy loams, which support the native Acacia shrublands that this project aims to regenerate. As an "aggregation," the project likely encompasses multiple land titles or pastoral leases managed under a single carbon estimation structure, facilitated by the service provider Climate Friendly.