Western Australia Conservation Initiative - Site 2

Western Australia Conservation Initiative - Site 2 is a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) project with Terra Carbon Pty Limited as the proponent. It is located on Talisker Station, approximately 150km southeast of Carnarvon, near Shark Bay in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia. It was registered in August 2018 and originally covers a project area of 251,049.55 hectares.

Human-Induced Regeneration projects involve regenerating native forests by changing land management practices on land where vegetation has been suppressed for at least 10 years. The standard requirements for this methodology dictate that the regenerating native forest must have the potential to reach a minimum of 20% canopy cover and at least 2 meters in height. The project's core activities focus on managing the timing and extent of livestock grazing, alongside humane feral animal control.

The Gascoyne region is traditionally known for extensive pastoral grazing operations, predominantly sheep and cattle stations. The environment is considered semi-arid to arid, characterized by hot, dry conditions with low and highly variable rainfall. The local soil types typically consist of red sandy earths and clay loams, which naturally support drought-tolerant mulga woodlands and scrub.

This project was established to restore permanent native forests through assisted regeneration from in-situ seed sources, including rootstocks and lignotubers. The project operates on Talisker Station, which is managed by the Oliver family in partnership with environmental developer GreenCollar. By participating in the carbon market, the landholders have drastically accelerated major property infrastructure improvements; compressing an estimated 25-year timeline for installing 250km of fencing and expanding functioning water points from three to thirty into just five years. Additionally, the initiative works with Traditional Owners to create job opportunities on the land for local Indigenous peoples. A variation to the project on September 9, 2022, saw some specific areas removed from the overall project boundary.