Southern Queensland Landscapes Conservation Initiative Site 1

Southern Queensland Landscapes Conservation Initiative Site 1 is an avoided clearing project located in the Murweh Shire of southern Queensland, approximately 90km south of Charleville and 100km north of Bollon. Registered in March 2024, the project covers a significant area of 5,549 hectares within the Mulga Lands bioregion. This area is predominantly utilized for sheep and cattle grazing, a land use that has historically shaped the local vegetation patterns through periodic clearing for pasture management.

The project operates under the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative-Avoided Clearing of Native Regrowth) Methodology Determination 2015. This specific methodology is designed for landholders who possess the legal right to clear native forest regrowth, typically because the land has been cleared for grazing or cropping at least twice in the past, but choose instead to protect the forest. By surrendering this right and maintaining the vegetation, the project generates carbon credits based on the emissions avoided from the clearing event that would have otherwise occurred.

Environmentally, the site is situated in a semi-arid zone characterized by variable rainfall and hot summers. The landscape likely features red earth soils (Kandosols) and sandy loams, which naturally support the Mulga (Acacia aneura) woodlands and other native shrublands common to the region. The project is managed by Terra Carbon Pty Limited, a prominent environmental markets investor and advisor, and appears to be part of a broader conservation effort in collaboration with regional natural resource management initiatives.