Ngallagunda Fire Project

Ngallagunda Fire Project is a savanna fire management project located at the Ngallagunda community on Gibb River Station, approximately 300km southwest of Kununurra in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. It was registered in May 2020 and originally covered roughly 376,494 hectares before being subdivided and reduced in area in September 2026.

Savanna Fire Management (Emissions Avoidance) projects involve strategic early dry season fire management. By conducting annual planned burns when conditions are cooler and wetter, the project reduces ground fuel loads and prevents more intense, destructive late dry season wildfires, thereby reducing overall greenhouse gas emissions.

The central Kimberley region is known for vast cattle pastoralism, tourism along the Gibb River Road, and Indigenous Protected Areas. The project area is situated in a low rainfall savanna zone, experiencing a monsoonal climate with distinct wet and dry seasons. Soils across this plateau are typically inorganic, featuring sandy and loamy profiles derived from the region's prominent sandstone ranges.

The project is highly significant for the local Traditional Owners. In 2022, the proponent was changed to the Wanjina-Wunggurr (Native Title) Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC, represented by the Kimberley Land Council. Later that year, after nearly two years of negotiations, the project received eligible interest holder consent from the WA State Government to proceed, a milestone hailed as a first in Western Australia. This empowers the Ngarinyin people to generate community income and earn carbon credits by practicing traditional 'right way' fire management on their Country.