Darling River Eco Corridor #28

Darling River Eco Corridor #28 is a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) project located in the remote rangelands of Western New South Wales, approximately 130km west of Bourke and 70km northwest of the small settlement of Louth. Registered in May 2018, the project encompasses a significant area of 33,333 hectares. It sits within the Mulga Lands bioregion, an area traditionally utilized for extensive grazing of sheep, goats, and cattle on large pastoral leases.

Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) projects in this context involve changing land management practices to allow the regeneration of native forests. Specifically, this methodology requires the project proponent to suppress activities that previously stopped trees from growing, such as unmanaged livestock grazing or feral animal pressure. The goal is to allow in-situ seed sources and rootstock to regenerate into a permanent native forest that achieves a canopy cover of at least 20% and a height of 2 meters.

The environment in this region is classified as semi-arid to arid, characterized by low and variable rainfall. The terrain typically consists of red sandy loams and red earths, supporting vegetation such as Mulga (Acacia aneura) and Bimble Box. As the name "Eco Corridor" suggests, this project is part of a larger aggregation of carbon projects developed by Terra Carbon Pty Limited along the Darling River system, designed to create connected habitats while diversifying income for pastoral landholders.