Bendena Human-Induced Regeneration Project

Bendena Human-Induced Regeneration Project is a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) project located on Bendena Station, approximately 70km west of the town of Bollon in South West Queensland. Registered on November 29, 2017, the project covers a massive area of nearly 60,810 hectares within the Paroo Shire. The surrounding region is historically defined by pastoral activities, specifically sheep and cattle grazing, utilized extensively across the Mulga Lands bioregion.

The project operates under the Human-Induced Regeneration methodology, which involves changes in land management to facilitate the regrowth of native forest where it has been suppressed for at least ten years. For Bendena, this primarily involves the cessation of mechanical clearing and the management of grazing pressure to allow native vegetation, predominantly Mulga (Acacia aneura) woodlands, to regenerate from in-situ seed sources and rootstock. The goal is to achieve permanent even-aged native forest cover.

Environmentally, the site is situated in a semi-arid climate zone characterized by variable rainfall and high evaporation rates. The soil composition in this specific area is typical of the Mulga Lands, consisting largely of red earths (Kandosols), sandplains, and residuals which support the native shrublands and woodlands targeted for regeneration.

In mid-2025, the project underwent significant changes when the underlying property, Bendena Station, was acquired by the regenerative agriculture platform Wyuna (operating as Mulga Ag Co Pty Ltd). This acquisition included the transfer of the carbon project from previous proponents, integrating it into a broader aggregation of properties focused on combining grazing operations with vegetation-based carbon removals.