Darling River Eco Corridor #31

Darling River Eco Corridor #31 is a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) project located in the remote Mulga Lands bioregion of Far West New South Wales. The project area sits approximately 110 kilometers northeast of White Cliffs and roughly 50 kilometers southwest of the smaller settlement of Wanaaring. Registered in November 2017, this extensive project covers 26,134 hectares of rangeland situated within the upper catchments of the Darling River system.

The region is traditionally dominated by extensive pastoral grazing, primarily for sheep and goats, due to its remoteness and semi-arid climate. The project operates under the Human-Induced Regeneration methodology, which does not involve planting new trees. Instead, it focuses on land management changes, specifically the control of feral animals (such as goats) and the management of livestock grazing pressure. These activities allow the existing soil seed bank and suppressed rootstock to regenerate into a permanent native forest.

Environmentally, the site is characterized by a semi-arid climate with low and variable rainfall, averaging around 250mm annually. The landscape features red sandy loam soils and red earths, supporting vegetation typical of the Mulga Lands, including Acacia aneura (Mulga), Dodonaea viscosa (Hopbush), and other resilient shrublands. The project is part of a broader "Eco Corridor" initiative by the proponent, Terra Carbon (a subsidiary of GreenCollar), designed to create large-scale biodiversity connectivity while providing pastoralists with a drought-resilient income stream.