Native woodland regeneration project RYA21

Native woodland regeneration project RYA21 is a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) project located in the Mulga Lands of south-west Queensland, approximately 60km west of the town of Bollon and 120km east of Cunnamulla. Registered on February 5, 2022, the project encompasses a significant area of 13,963 hectares. The region is characterized by sheep and cattle grazing properties, which is the predominant land use in this semi-arid zone.

The project operates under the Human-Induced Regeneration methodology, which credits landholders for allowing native forests to regenerate by removing suppression mechanisms. In this specific case, the project activities involve the cessation of mechanical clearing and the management of grazing pressure (timing and extent) to allow vegetation to recover. To generate credits, the land must regenerate to a "forest" status, defined as achieving a canopy cover of at least 20% and a height of at least 2 meters.

Environmentally, the site falls within the Mulga Lands bioregion, an area known for its semi-arid climate with unpredictable rainfall averaging between 400mm and 500mm annually. The soils are typically infertile, sandy red earths and lithosols, supporting Mulga (Acacia aneura) woodlands, Poplar Box, and Silver-leaved Ironbark. The project's participant, Tasman Environmental Markets (TEM), is a major player in the voluntary carbon market, suggesting the credits generated here may be destined for corporate offset portfolios.