The Blackall Carbon and Biodiversity Project 1

The Blackall Carbon and Biodiversity Project 1 is a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) project located approximately 50km west of Blackall in Central West Queensland. It was registered in September 2023 and covers an extensive area of 12,470.71 hectares.

Human-Induced Regeneration projects involve changing land management practices to allow native forests to naturally regenerate, with standard requirements including protecting the area to allow native vegetation to reach permanent forest canopy cover. For this specific project, the methodology involves ceasing the mechanical or chemical destruction of regrowth and managing the timing and extent of livestock grazing.

The Blackall region is characterised by a semi-arid climate with low and highly variable annual rainfall. Land use in this part of Queensland is predominantly cattle and sheep grazing on native pastures, often situated on heavy black clay soils and sandy loams typical of the Mitchell Grass Downs.

A unique aspect of this project is its focus on establishing permanent native forests through assisted regeneration from in-situ seed sources, including rootstock and lignotubers, on land that had been cleared and where regrowth was suppressed for at least 10 years before the project began. Additionally, in August 2025, the project officially updated its proponent name from Carbon Neutral Pty Ltd to Natural Capital Platform Pty Ltd.