Stacpoole Pastoral Holdings Forest Regeneration Project

Stacpoole Pastoral Holdings Forest Regeneration Project is a human-induced regeneration project located at Bandya Station, a remote pastoral lease roughly 110km north of Laverton in the Goldfields region of Western Australia. It was registered in August 2020 and covers 83,951.67 ha.

Human-induced regeneration projects involve establishing permanent native forests by changing land management practices on land where native vegetation has been suppressed for at least 10 years. A standard requirement for this method is that the land must achieve a continuous forest cover with a tree height of at least 2 metres and a 20% canopy cover.

The Laverton area is widely known for large-scale sheep and cattle grazing operations as well as active gold mining. The region is considered a semi-arid outback environment with very low annual rainfall, averaging around 275mm. The soil types generally consist of deep red sands, sandy clay loams, and stony soils that naturally support sparse mulga scrub.

This project was set up to establish permanent native forests through assisted regeneration from in-situ seed sources, such as rootstock and lignotubers. To achieve this, the project activities rely on managing the timing and extent of livestock grazing to reduce suppressive pressures on the land. In July 2024, the project area was varied to remove certain listed areas, and in September 2026, its crediting period start date was shifted from August 2020 to February 2022. The project proponent also holds an active optional delivery contract with the Clean Energy Regulator for 330,000 ACCUs.