Darling River Conservation Initiative Site #11

Darling River Conservation Initiative Site #11 is a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) project located approximately 160km north of Broken Hill, near the locality of Packsaddle in the Unincorporated Far West Region of New South Wales. Registered in November 2020, the project covers a significant area of 43,819 hectares.

Human-Induced Regeneration projects involve regenerating native forest where vegetation has been suppressed, typically by grazing or feral animals. To generate credits, the project proponent must undertake activities, such as installing new fencing to control livestock or actively managing feral goats, that allow the vegetation to recover and eventually achieve forest cover (20% canopy density at a height of 2 meters).

The Far West region is characterized by extensive rangeland grazing, primarily for sheep, cattle, and goats. The environment is classified as semi-arid to arid, with low and variable rainfall averaging between 200mm and 250mm annually. The soil composition in this specific location, often associated with the Simpson-Strzelecki Dunefields bioregion, consists predominantly of sandy loams, red earth, and sand dunes supporting vegetation such as Mulga (Acacia aneura) and Hopbush (Dodonaea viscosa).

This project is part of a broader aggregation known as the Darling River Eco-Corridor, managed by Terra Carbon (a subsidiary of GreenCollar). By aggregating multiple properties, the initiative aims to create a large-scale conservation zone that improves biodiversity and soil stability while providing landholders with a diversified income stream through carbon credits.