Yarronvale Human-Induced Regeneration Project

Yarronvale Human-Induced Regeneration Project is a human-induced regeneration project located on Yarronvale Station, approximately 89 kilometres southwest of Charleville in the Murweh Shire of Queensland. It was registered in November 2017 and covers 32,165.87 hectares.

Human-Induced Regeneration projects involve changing land management practices to allow native forests to regenerate on land where it was previously suppressed for at least 10 years. In this project, the proponents, Betty and Raymond Taylor, have ceased the mechanical or chemical destruction of regrowth and are actively managing the timing and extent of livestock grazing. This allows the native forest to re-establish from in-situ seed sources, including rootstock and lignotubers.

The Murweh Shire region is characterised by a semi-arid climate, with rainfall averaging roughly 340-350mm annually, and typical soils consisting of red sand and sandy loams. The area's land use is overwhelmingly agricultural, specifically the extensive grazing of cattle, sheep, and goats, which makes up a large portion of the local economy.

Yarronvale is a historic pastoral station originally established in the late 1800s to graze sheep and cattle. Interestingly, the nearby tiny settlement of Cooladdi was originally named Yarronvale after the station, but was renamed in 1913 to avoid confusion with the pastoral property. The carbon project is managed with the assistance of agent CO2 Australia Pty Ltd and demonstrates how traditional grazing properties in Queensland's outback can integrate large-scale carbon farming.