WA Carbon Cattle Conservation Project # 102721 LD

WA Carbon Cattle Conservation Project # 102721 LD is a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) project located approximately 30km northeast of Laverton in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia. Registered on March 14, 2022, the project covers a vast expanse of roughly 197,895 hectares within the Shire of Laverton. The project is managed by Regenco Pty Ltd and appears to be part of a broader portfolio of "Cattle Conservation" projects in the rangelands.

The region is defined by its arid, red-earth landscape, typically dominated by Mulga (Acacia aneura) shrublands and native grasses. The area experiences low and highly variable rainfall, averaging around 220mm annually, which dictates that land use is primarily extensive pastoral grazing or mining. Soil types in this vicinity are generally sandy loams or red earths, which support hardy, drought-resistant native vegetation when grazing pressure is managed.

Operating under the Human-Induced Regeneration methodology, this project focuses on re-establishing permanent even-aged native forests. Unlike tree planting projects, HIR relies on assisted regeneration from in-situ seed sources (such as rootstock and lignotubers) found in the soil. The project activities explicitly involve managing the timing and extent of grazing and controlling feral animals to remove the "suppressors" that previously prevented vegetation regrowth.

Notable administrative details include multiple divisions of the project under Section 77A of the CFI Act, occurring in March 2022 and December 2023. This provision allows proponents to split projects into separate parts, often to manage reporting timelines or commercial assets independently. The project holds a carbon abatement contract (CAC766768) with the Clean Energy Regulator for optional delivery of 90,000 tonnes of abatement.