Barrambie Station Regeneration Project

The Barrambie Station Regeneration Project is a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) project located on the Barrambie Station pastoral lease, approximately 75 kilometers northwest of Sandstone and 116 kilometers southeast of Meekatharra in the Mid West region of Western Australia. Registered in December 2020, the project currently covers a vast area of 87,744 hectares. The project operates within the arid Murchison region, an area traditionally dominated by extensive pastoral grazing (historically sheep, now primarily cattle) and significant mining exploration.

The project utilizes the Human-Induced Regeneration methodology, which generates carbon credits by allowing native vegetation to regrow into permanent forest. This is achieved primarily by managing the "timing and extent" of grazing pressure from livestock and feral animals. By suppressing these disturbances, existing rootstock and seeds (lignotubers) in the soil are able to regenerate into even-aged native forests. For a project of this type to be valid, the land must have been cleared or suppressed for at least 10 years prior to the project's commencement.

Environmentally, the Barrambie area is characterized by an arid to semi-arid climate with low and irregular rainfall, typically averaging between 200mm and 250mm annually. The landscape features "Sandstone" pastoral land systems, often consisting of red earth, sandy loams, and lateritic soils that support Mulga shrublands and wandering stock.

The station itself has a rich history, with the western boundary bordering the historic No. 1 Rabbit Proof Fence. Barrambie Station was sold in early 2020, shortly before the carbon project was registered, suggesting the acquisition was likely influenced by the potential for carbon farming revenue. The project is managed with the assistance of Select Carbon, a carbon service provider owned by Shell. Notably, the project area was reduced in 2021, likely to exclude areas overlapping with the active Barrambie Vanadium and gold mining tenements that encroach on the pastoral lease. In June 2025, the project proponent officially changed from Mark Clancy Taylor to Allison Gaye Taylor.