Narndee and Boodanoo Regeneration Project

The Narndee and Boodanoo Regeneration Project is a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) project located in the remote Murchison region of Western Australia. The project area spans approximately 192,692 hectares across the Narndee and Boodanoo pastoral stations, roughly 100 kilometres south-east of Mount Magnet and 60 kilometres north-east of Paynes Find. Originally registered in May 2018, the project is situated in the Southern Rangelands, an area historically dominated by sheep and cattle grazing on pastoral leases.

The project operates under the Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) methodology, which credits the restoration of native forests on land where vegetation growth has been suppressed for at least 10 years, typically by livestock or feral animals. To generate carbon credits, the project proponents must manage the timing and extent of grazing to allow native vegetation, primarily Mulga (Acacia aneura) woodlands and shrublands in this region, to regenerate from in-situ seed sources like rootstock and lignotubers.

Environmentally, the region is classified as semi-arid to arid, with low and variable rainfall averaging between 200mm and 260mm annually. The landscape is characterized by red earth soils, red sandy loams, and shallow stony soils over hardpan, which support the native Mulga scrub.

A notable feature of this project is the involvement of Forever Wild, an impact investment and conservation organization. In late 2022, Forever Wild acquired the pastoral leases for Narndee and Boodanoo Stations, taking over from the previous owner (Julie Leaver) in a transaction supported by a prepayment of carbon credits from the Commonwealth Bank of Australia. While Corporate Carbon Advisory remains the project developer, the project now aims to balance carbon sequestration with significant biodiversity outcomes, including the protection of the vulnerability listed Mallee Fowl. In April 2024, the project was issued its first batch of over 28,000 ACCUs, which were stapled with verified biodiversity co-benefit units.