Native woodland regeneration project MOA21

Native woodland regeneration project MOA21 is a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) project located in the remote Mulga Lands of South West Queensland. The project area, covering a substantial 42,912 hectares, is situated approximately 85km northwest of the service town of Cunnamulla and roughly 50km northeast of the opal mining community of Yowah. Registered in February 2022, the project operates on land primarily used for rangeland grazing, typical of the Paroo Shire region.

The project operates under the Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) methodology. This method involves allowing native forests to regenerate by removing the factors that previously suppressed them, historically, this is often excessive grazing by livestock (sheep, cattle, and feral goats) or mechanical clearing. By managing the timing and extent of grazing and ceasing mechanical destruction, the project aims to allow the in-situ seed bank and rootstock to regenerate into a permanent even-aged native forest.

Environmentally, the region is classified as semi-arid with highly variable, summer-dominant rainfall averaging around 300-350mm annually. The landscape is characterized by the Mulga Lands bioregion, featuring flat to undulating plains with distinctive red earth and sandy loam soils. The vegetation is dominated by Mulga (*Acacia aneura*) woodlands, which are well-adapted to the drought-prone conditions and nutrient-poor soils of the area.

A notable aspect of this project is its proponent, Carbon Regeneration Pty Ltd. Public disclosures link this entity to Tasman Environmental Markets (TEM), a prominent Australian carbon offset provider and trader. This relationship suggests the project is likely part of a portfolio designed to generate high-quality offsets for corporate buyers within the voluntary market, with "MOA" likely serving as an internal portfolio or property identifier (potentially referring to a property such as Moama Station, which exists in the region, though this is not confirmed).