Pindabunna Regeneration Project

Pindabunna Regeneration Project is a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) project located on Pindabunna Station, approximately 50km east of Paynes Find in the Mid West region of Western Australia. Registered in November 2017, the project covers a vast area of 238,060 hectares within the Shire of Sandstone.

The region is characterized by its history of pastoral leasing, primarily for sheep and cattle grazing, and gold mining. The environmental conditions are semi-arid to arid, with a low average annual rainfall of approximately 200-280mm that is winter-dominant but highly variable. The terrain typically consists of red sandy loams, hardpan plains, and stony mantles supporting vegetation such as Mulga (Acacia aneura) and Bowgada scrub.

Human-Induced Regeneration projects involve regenerating native forests on land where vegetation has been suppressed, typically by grazing livestock or feral animals. By managing the timing and extent of grazing, the project aims to allow the native Mulga woodlands to regenerate and sequester carbon.

The project proponent is Rangeland Red Pty Ltd, working with the carbon service provider Select Carbon (now a subsidiary of Shell). Interestingly, the name "Rangeland Red" is also associated with a prominent Australian rangeland goat stud, suggesting the project may integrate carbon farming with managed goat grazing operations, a common dual-land-use strategy in the Western Australian rangelands.