Cape York Dry Rainforest Restoration Project (Revoked)

The Cape York Dry Rainforest Restoration Project (Revoked) was an environmental planting initiative located approximately 20km northwest of Cooktown in Far North Queensland. Registered in April 2021, the project covered a small area of 14.09 hectares. The project was voluntarily revoked in November 2022 under Section 30 of the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Rule, meaning the proponent chose to withdraw the project from the scheme, and no Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) are currently issued to it.

The project proponent, South Endeavour Pty Limited (trustee for the South Endeavour Trust), is a conservation organization that acquires land for nature reserves. The project location aligns with the Trust's "South Endeavour Nature Refuge," a property situated in the Endeavour River valley. This region features a tropical monsoonal climate characterized by a distinct wet season (summer) and dry season (winter). The "Dry Rainforest" in the project title refers to semi-deciduous vine thickets, a threatened ecological community often found on specific soil types such as enriched alluvium or basalt clays in fire-sheltered pockets.

Operating under the "Reforestation by Environmental or Mallee Plantings" methodology, the project aimed to establish permanent native forests on land previously cleared for agriculture (likely grazing). This methodology generally requires planting native species at a density sufficient to achieve forest cover (typically at least 200 stems per hectare) and reach a height of at least 2 meters. As the project is revoked, the land is likely still managed for conservation by the Trust, even without the formal carbon credit structure.