Barnato Regeneration Project

Barnato Regeneration Project is a Human-Induced Regeneration project located at Barnato Station, approximately 95km west of Cobar in western New South Wales. It was registered in March 2022 and covers 16,397.11 hectares.

Human-Induced Regeneration projects involve establishing permanent, even-aged native forests by promoting the natural regrowth of native vegetation from in-situ seed sources, such as rootstock and lignotubers. To meet standard methodology requirements, landholders must address the activities that are suppressing tree growth. In this project, the primary activity is managing the timing and extent of livestock grazing, which allows the regenerating trees to ultimately reach forest cover of at least 20% canopy and 2 metres in height.

The Cobar region is known for its broadacre pastoral grazing, primarily sheep and cattle operations. The environment features a semi-arid climate with an average annual rainfall of approximately 397mm. The local soils are predominantly chromosols and red earths, which typically support open woodlands and mulga vegetation.

This project was established on land that had been previously cleared of vegetation, where natural regrowth was strictly suppressed by livestock for at least 10 years prior to the project commencing. Supported by the carbon agent Climate Friendly Pty Ltd, proponent Carol Ann Green also secured an optional delivery carbon abatement contract with the Australian Government in April 2022 for over 104,000 tonnes of carbon abatement.