Catchment Conservation Alliance Great Barrier Reef Initiative Site 14

Catchment Conservation Alliance Great Barrier Reef Initiative Site 14 is an avoided clearing project located near Windera, approximately 30km northwest of Murgon in the South Burnett region of Queensland. Registered in November 2020, the project covers a substantial area of 2,096 hectares.

The project operates under the Avoided Clearing of Native Regrowth methodology. This method credits landholders for voluntarily foregoing the right to clear native forest regrowth on land where such clearing is legally permitted (typically land historically managed for agriculture). By retaining this vegetation instead of clearing it for pasture, the project avoids carbon emissions and supports local biodiversity.

The South Burnett region is characterized by a sub-tropical climate with average annual rainfall between 700mm and 800mm. The landscape generally supports cattle grazing and cropping, with soils in the area often consisting of fertile but erodible clays and loams. As part of the broader "Great Barrier Reef Initiative" managed by GreenCollar (via proponent Terra Carbon), this project likely provides significant co-benefits by stabilising soil in the Burnett River catchment, thereby reducing sediment runoff that impacts the Great Barrier Reef.