Native woodland regeneration project BIN21

Native woodland regeneration project BIN21 is a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) project located approximately 35 kilometers north of the rural town of Bollon in southern Queensland. Registered in March 2022, the project covers a significant area of 6,468 hectares within the Maranoa and Balonne region. The project's alphanumeric code "BIN21" and its geographic coordinates align closely with the Bindebango station aggregation, a pastoral holding historically associated with large-scale grazing and early carbon farming initiatives.

This project operates under the Human-Induced Regeneration methodology, which involves regenerating native forests on land where vegetation growth was previously suppressed, typically by agricultural activities such as stocking livestock or mechanical clearing. By managing the timing and extent of grazing and ceasing mechanical destruction, the project aims to allow the natural seed bank (in-situ rootstock and lignotubers) to regenerate into a permanent, even-aged native forest.

The project is situated in the Mulga Lands bioregion, an area characterized by a semi-arid climate and distinctive red earth and sandy loam soils. The landscape is dominated by Mulga (*Acacia aneura*) woodlands and Poplar Box communities, which are well-adapted to the region's variable rainfall of approximately 400-500mm annually. Land use in this district is predominantly sheep and cattle grazing, which historically put pressure on native vegetation cover.

The project is operated by Carbon Regeneration Pty Ltd, with Tasman Environmental Markets (TEM) listed as a participant. TEM is a prominent corporate carbon offset provider in Australia, often connecting high-integrity projects with large corporate buyers like airlines and banks for voluntary offsetting. This partnership suggests the Carbon Credits (ACCUs) generated by this project may be destined for the voluntary corporate market rather than solely for government compliance.