Native woodland regeneration project RYA21

Native woodland regeneration project RYA21 is a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) project located on Ryandale Station, approximately 75km southwest of the town of Bollon in South West Queensland. Registered in February 2022, the project covers a substantial area of 13,963 hectares within the Mulga Lands bioregion. This region is traditionally utilized for grazing sheep and cattle, characterized by flat to undulating plains and Mulga (Acacia aneura) woodlands.

Human-Induced Regeneration projects involve regenerating native forests on land where vegetation has been suppressed for at least 10 years, typically by grazing or mechanical clearing. To generate Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs), the project proponent must implement management changes such as ceasing mechanical clearing and controlling the timing and extent of grazing to allow native vegetation to recover and reach forest cover status.

The project area experiences a semi-arid climate with highly variable rainfall, averaging between 300mm and 450mm annually. The soils in this locality are predominantly infertile, sandy red earths and texture-contrast soils, which support the resilience of the native Mulga shrublands. An interesting feature of this project is its identifier "RYA21," which links it to the Ryandale property. Ryandale also hosts the "Ryandale Native Forest Protection Project," suggesting this HIR project operates alongside or on adjacent land to an existing Avoided Deforestation project, maximising the carbon sequestration potential of the station. The proponent, Carbon Regeneration Pty Ltd, is an investment vehicle connected to Tasman Environmental Markets (TEM).