Bendena Human-Induced Regeneration Project

Bendena Human-Induced Regeneration Project is a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) project located in the Paroo Shire, approximately 110km west of the town of Bollon in south-west Queensland. It was registered in November 2017 and covers a vast area of 60,809.93 hectares.

Human-Induced Regeneration projects involve establishing permanent, even-aged native forests through assisted regeneration from in-situ seed sources, including rootstock and lignotubers. This methodology requires the cessation of activities that suppress regrowth, such as mechanical or chemical destruction, for at least 10 years prior to the project commencing, allowing the land to successfully regenerate into native forest.

The region surrounding the project is characteristic of the semi-arid Mulga Lands bioregion, which typically experiences low and highly variable rainfall. Soils in this area are generally composed of red earths, sandy loams, and clay plains. The predominant regional land use is pastoral livestock operations; specifically, the Bendena property has a long-standing history of operating as a cattle grazing enterprise.

In December 2017, the project secured a Fixed Delivery Carbon Abatement Contract with the Clean Energy Regulator to deliver 109,924 Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs). Furthermore, the project established a certified Environmental Account with Accounting for Nature (AfN) to formally monitor biodiversity co-benefits and the ecological recovery of its mulga-dominated vegetation. This account was voluntarily discontinued in March 2026. In June 2025, the project participant's name was officially varied from Marcus Lewis and CO2 Australia Pty Ltd to Mulga Ag Co Pty Ltd.