Woodvale Human Induced Regeneration Project

Woodvale Human Induced Regeneration Project is a Human-Induced Regeneration project located in the Paroo Shire, approximately 130km northeast of Cunnamulla in south-west Queensland. It was registered in August 2017 and covers an area of 9,934.69ha.

Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) projects involve establishing permanent, even-aged native forests through assisted regeneration from in-situ seed sources, such as rootstock and lignotubers. A standard requirement for this methodology is that the land must have been previously cleared of vegetation, with regrowth suppressed for at least 10 years prior to the project's commencement. To achieve standard forest cover, the project implements activities that remove these past suppressors, which in this case involves the cessation of mechanical or chemical destruction of regrowth alongside managing the timing and extent of livestock grazing.

The Paroo Shire region is primarily rural, and the surrounding land is widely used for sheep, goat, and cattle grazing operations. The local environment is situated within a semi-arid zone characterized by low average annual rainfall, typically ranging between 300mm and 400mm. The soils across this catchment are predominantly clay (Vertosols) mixed with pockets of sandy, stony soils (Tenosols) and loamy earth.

Interestingly, Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) generated from this project were recently retired by the Lendlease Commercial Office Portfolio to help achieve their Climate Active Carbon Neutral certification for 2024, demonstrating the project's direct role in offsetting corporate emissions. The project is managed by proponent Michael James Robert Waugh in partnership with environmental project developer CO2 Australia Pty Ltd.