Native woodland regeneration project BIN21

Native woodland regeneration project BIN21 is a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) project located in the Maranoa region of Queensland, approximately 40km north-west of the town of Bollon. Registered in March 2022, the project covers a substantial area of roughly 6,469 hectares within the Mulga Lands bioregion.

The project operates under the Human-Induced Regeneration methodology, which involves changing land management practices to allow native forests to regenerate. In this specific context, the project activities include cessation of mechanical or chemical clearing and the strategic management of grazing timing and extent. For the forest cover to be credited, the land must have been suppressing regrowth for at least 10 years prior to the project's commencement.

The region typically experiences a semi-arid climate with rainfall averaging between 400mm and 500mm annually. The soils in this area are predominantly red earths and sandy loams (Kandosols), which support the native Mulga (Acacia aneura) vegetation often found in these regeneration projects. The primary land use in the surrounding district is cattle and sheep grazing.

An interesting note about this project is its engagement with the Commonwealth's carbon market; it holds an optional delivery contract awarded in April 2022 for 172,500 tonnes of abatement. As of late 2025, the project had successfully issued over 30,000 Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs). The project is managed by Carbon Regeneration Pty Ltd with Tasman Environmental Markets (TEM) acting as the agent.