Palapah Human Induced Regeneration Project

Palapah Human Induced Regeneration Project is a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) project located at Palapah Station, approximately 50km northwest of Ivanhoe in the Central Darling Shire of New South Wales. Registered in August 2023, the project covers a substantial area of 27,561 hectares within the state's Western Division. The region is characterized by vast pastoral leases primarily used for extensive rangeland grazing of sheep and cattle, often on properties spanning tens of thousands of hectares.

The project operates under the Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) methodology, which credits landholders for regenerating native forests by identifying suppressors, typically overgrazing by livestock or feral animals, and removing them. By managing the timing and extent of grazing and controlling feral pests, the project aims to allow the native seed bank (including rootstock and lignotubers) to regenerate into permanent native forest. A key requirement for this methodology is that the land must have forest potential (vegetation capable of reaching 2 meters in height and 20% canopy cover) and must have been suppressed for at least 10 years prior to the project's commencement.

Environmentally, the Ivanhoe region is classified as semi-arid with a low and variable annual rainfall averaging approximately 280mm. The landscape is typical of the Murray-Darling Basin depressions, featuring red sandy loams, red earths, and areas of solonized brown soils that support vegetation such as mulga, saltbush, and bimble box. The project is managed by Terra Carbon Pty Limited, a specialist advisory firm that acts as the proponent, facilitating the carbon project development on behalf of the landholders.