Munda Munda Regeneration Project

The Munda Munda Regeneration Project is a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) project located in the rural locality of Nebine, approximately 75km southwest of Bollon and 140km east of Cunnamulla in Southwest Queensland. Registered in August 2020, the project encompasses a significant landholding of 24,288 hectares. The property is situated within the Mulga Lands bioregion, an area traditionally utilized for sheep and cattle grazing.

The project operates under the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act, utilizing the Human-Induced Regeneration methodology. This method requires landholders to suppress activities that previously prevented native forest regrowth, specifically, the project focuses on managing the timing and extent of livestock grazing and the humane control of feral animals, such as goats, which are prevalent in the region and damage young vegetation. The goal is to facilitate the regeneration of permanent even-aged native forests from in-situ seed sources like rootstock and lignotubers, on land where regrowth had been suppressed for at least 10 years prior to the project's commencement.

Environmentally, the region is classified as semi-arid, typically receiving between 350mm and 450mm of rainfall annually. The landscape is dominated by red earth soils (Kandosols) and clay plains, supporting vegetation types such as Mulga (Acacia aneura) and Poplar Box woodlands. By allowing these native species to regenerate, the project aims to sequester carbon dioxide in the recovering biomass while potentially improving soil stability and biodiversity in the Nebine Creek catchment area.