Byro Station, Murchison HIR Aggregation

Byro Station, Murchison HIR Aggregation is a Human-Induced Regeneration project located on Byro Station in the Murchison region of Western Australia, approximately 260km north of Yalgoo and 229km north-west of Cue. It was registered in August 2020 and covers an expansive 227,058.94 ha.

Human-Induced Regeneration projects involve establishing permanent native forests through assisted regeneration from in-situ seed sources, such as rootstock and lignotubers, on land that was previously cleared of vegetation and where regrowth was suppressed for at least 10 years. Project activities for this aggregation include the exclusion of livestock, management of the timing and extent of grazing, and the humane management of feral animals and non-native plants to actively allow the forest to recover.

The Murchison region is known primarily for its large-scale pastoral leases operating sheep and cattle stations, alongside significant gold and iron-ore mining activities. The area experiences a semi-arid to arid climate with low, variable rainfall generally averaging between 200mm and 250mm annually. Soils typically consist of red sandy plains, shallow loams, and alluvial clay "black soil" plains over calcrete.

Originally contracted under Australian Integrated Carbon Financial Services Pty Ltd, the participant name for this project was formally varied to Emissions Abatement Solutions (WA) Pty Ltd in June 2025. The underlying property, Byro Station, is historically significant; it was opened up in 1877 and has operated continuously as a sheep and cattle pastoral lease for over a century.