Meka Station

Meka Station is a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) carbon project located in the remote Murchison region of Western Australia. The project area sits approximately 100 kilometers north of the township of Yalgoo and 100 kilometers west of Cue. Registered in October 2021, the project covers a massive area of approximately 355,483 hectares, occupying the majority of the historic Meka Station pastoral lease.

The project operates under the Human-Induced Regeneration methodology, which involves regenerating permanent even-aged native forests on land where vegetation growth was previously suppressed, typically by grazing livestock or feral animals. To achieve this, the project activities involve managing the timing and extent of livestock grazing, excluding stock from specific areas to allow regrowth, and actively managing feral animals such as wild dogs and goats that damage young vegetation. The goal is to allow the native "seed bank" (rootstock and lignotubers) already present in the soil to regenerate into forest cover.

The Murchison region is characterized as an arid rangeland environment with low and variable rainfall, typically averaging roughly 200–250mm annually. The landscape is dominated by red earth soils, hardpan plains, and sandy loams, which naturally support Mulga (Acacia aneura) woodlands and shrublands. Meka Station itself has a long history as a sheep and wool producing property dating back to 1874. In 2024, the station was listed for sale with a price guide of over $7.5 million, explicitly highlighting the carbon project as a significant asset alongside its traditional pastoral infrastructure. The project proponent, AI Carbon WA No.2 Pty Ltd, is a special purpose vehicle associated with Australian Integrated Carbon (AIC).