Yudnapinna Station

Yudnapinna Station is a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) project located approximately 80 kilometers northwest of Port Augusta in South Australia. Registered in September 2021, the project covers a vast area of 229,946 hectares, situated west of the Stuart Highway in the pastoral unincorporated area towards Woomera.

The region is defined by its use as a large-scale pastoral lease, historically significant for sheep and wool production. The environment is semi-arid to arid, with an average annual rainfall ranging between 200mm and 250mm. The terrain features red sandy soils, calcareous earths, and plains supporting native vegetation such as chenopod shrublands (saltbush and bluebush), Mulga, and Myall woodlands.

This project utilizes the Human-Induced Regeneration methodology, which involves managing the land to allow native forests to regenerate from in-situ seed sources, rootstock, or lignotubers. Unlike environmental planting, this method does not involve manual tree planting; instead, it focuses on removing suppression mechanisms, specifically, managing the timing and extent of livestock grazing and controlling feral animals to protect emerging vegetation. The project is a significant undertaking by proponent AI Carbon, often cited alongside Buckleboo Station as one of the largest carbon farming initiatives in South Australia.