Zeebra Plains AC Project

Zeebra Plains AC Project is an Avoided Clearing project located at Gungaloon, approximately 30km west of Maryborough in the Fraser Coast region of Queensland. Registered in May 2022, the project covers roughly 59 hectares of agricultural land managed by proponents Christophe and Sylvie Bur. The property, known as "Zeebra Plains," operates as a cattle grazing enterprise within the wider Wide Bay-Burnett region, an area traditionally characterized by beef production, cropping, and forestry.

The project operates under the "Avoided Clearing of Native Regrowth" methodology. This framework allows landholders to generate carbon credits by protecting native forest that has regrown on land historically cleared for grazing or cropping. To be eligible, the land must have a history of at least two clearing events and the vegetation must currently be legally clearable (classified as Category X under Queensland vegetation laws). By surrendering the right to clear this regrowth, the project ensures the carbon stored in the forest biomass remains sequestered rather than being released into the atmosphere.

Environmentally, the Gungaloon area experiences a subtropical climate with summer-dominant rainfall, typically averaging between 700mm and 1000mm annually. The region supports diverse soil types, ranging from sandy loams to red volcanic earths (Ferrosols) and texture-contrast soils (Sodosols), which sustain the native eucalypt woodlands and open pastures found on the property.

A notable aspect of this project is the background of its proponents, Christophe and Sylvie Bur, who immigrated from Paris as corporate professionals (an engineer and a management consultant) to become first-generation regenerative farmers in Australia. In addition to this Avoided Clearing project, the property hosts a Soil Carbon project and is registered with the Land Restoration Fund (LRF), recognizing co-benefits such as biodiversity protection and water quality improvement for the Great Barrier Reef catchment. The owners have also established a specific "Koala Habitat Account" under the Accounting for Nature framework to scientifically monitor local wildlife corridors.