Wongamere Regeneration Project

Wongamere Regeneration Project is a Human-Induced Regeneration project located at Wongamere Station in the Mulga Lands bioregion, approximately 129km south of Morven and 140km southeast of Charleville in southwest Queensland. It was registered in March 2023 and covers a project area of 5,862.43 ha.

Human-Induced Regeneration projects involve regenerating permanent native forests by changing land management practices on previously cleared land. For this project, standard requirements under the methodology involve ceasing the mechanical or chemical destruction of regrowth and managing the timing and extent of livestock grazing. This allows native trees to regrow from in-situ seed sources, rootstock, or lignotubers until they eventually reach permanent forest canopy status.

The surrounding Mulga Lands bioregion is primarily utilized for cattle, sheep, and goat grazing. The area is considered semi-arid, receiving an average annual rainfall of around 420mm (16.6 inches). The region typically features loamy red earths, wooded alluvial plains, and seasonal lakes characteristic of mulga and poplar box country.

This project was established to address historical vegetation suppression caused by historical land clearing and extensive grazing. Notably, global property and investment group Lendlease purchases the Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) generated here to offset their Scope 1 emissions as part of their 'Mission Zero' climate target. Managed by Tasman Environmental Markets under a strict 100-year permanence period, the regenerating forest provides crucial, long-term habitat for native wildlife, including kangaroos and the endangered Major Mitchell's cockatoo.