Meeline Station Regeneration Project

The Meeline Station Regeneration Project is a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) project located on the expansive Meeline Station, approximately 90km southeast of Mount Magnet in the Murchison region of Western Australia. Registered in July 2019, the project covers a massive area of approximately 168,009 hectares. The station is situated in the remote Western Australian rangelands, an area traditionally dominated by pastoral leases for sheep and cattle grazing, although recent trends have seen a shift towards conservation and carbon farming.

The project operates under the Human-Induced Regeneration methodology, which involves regenerating permanent native forests on land where vegetation growth was previously suppressed, typically by livestock grazing or mechanical clearing. By managing the timing and extent of grazing activities, effectively reducing stocking pressure, the project aims to allow native species such as Mulga (Acacia aneura), saltbush, and bluebush to regenerate and reach forest cover status. The region is characterized by a semi-arid to arid climate with low, irregular rainfall averaging around 200mm (8 inches) annually. The terrain typically consists of red earth, clay-loams, and sandy soils often covered with quartz stones and outcrops.

A significant recent development for this project is the acquisition of Meeline Station by the Forever Wild Initiative in early 2026. This acquisition integrates Meeline into a broader conservation aggregation known as the Waigen Lakes system, joining the adjacent Boodanoo and Narndee stations. The move signals a transition from traditional pastoralism to "nature finance," utilizing the generated Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) to fund low-impact conservation grazing and ecosystem restoration.