Jingemarra Regeneration Project

Jingemarra Regeneration Project is a human-induced regeneration project located on Jingemarra Station, approximately 70km north of Yalgoo in the Murchison region of Western Australia. It was registered in May 2021 and covers a sprawling area of 110,434.16 hectares.

Human-induced regeneration (HIR) projects involve establishing permanent even-aged native forests through assisted regeneration from in-situ seed sources, such as existing rootstock and lignotubers. To meet standard ACCU scheme requirements, proponents must implement specific land management activities on land where native vegetation regrowth has been suppressed for at least 10 years prior to the project commencing. For this project, the core activity is actively managing the timing and extent of livestock grazing to allow the regenerating native vegetation to achieve forest cover standards, which is defined as trees reaching at least 2 metres in height and a 20% canopy density.

The Yalgoo and broader Murchison region is historically known for vast pastoral leases operating as sheep and cattle stations. The environment is classified as semi-arid, experiencing a low average annual rainfall of approximately 260mm. Soils in the area are typical of the Western Australian rangelands, predominantly featuring red sandy earths, shallow loams, and red arenosols that naturally support resilient mulga woodlands and scrubland.

Jingemarra Station has a rich pastoral history in the outback, having once been a thriving livestock property run alongside neighbouring stations by the Boddington family. The station was sold in early 2017. Today, project proponent Joseph Maynard Jenour, in partnership with carbon developer Select Carbon Pty Ltd, is shifting the property's management focus away from heavy grazing and toward carbon sequestration and sustainable land regeneration.