Pelham Springs Regeneration Project (Revoked)

Pelham Springs Regeneration Project is a Human-Induced Regeneration project located approximately 130km south of Croydon in the Croydon and McKinlay local government areas within Queensland's Gulf Plains bioregion. It was registered in September 2023 and covers an expansive 67,957.15 hectares.

Human-Induced Regeneration projects involve regenerating native forests from in-situ seed sources, such as rootstock and lignotubers, on land that has been previously cleared and where regrowth was suppressed for at least 10 years. Standard requirements for this methodology involve establishing permanent even-aged native forests through specific land management activities, which for this project included the strict exclusion of livestock and managing the timing and extent of grazing.

The surrounding Gulf Plains region, specifically the Claraville Plains, is largely known for extensive cattle farming and pastoral operations. The region typically experiences a semi-arid, tropical savanna climate with highly seasonal summer monsoonal rainfall. While regional soils are largely composed of alluvial plains and clays, Pelham Springs itself is ecologically unique; it is supported by artesian waters rising from the Great Artesian Basin and features rare peat-dominated mounds and wetlands.

A notable aspect of this location is that it hosts the Pelham Springs Nature Refuge, a protected 22-hectare sanctuary designed to preserve these unique artesian spring ecosystems from agricultural degradation. Despite the project's massive scale and environmental potential, the carbon project, operated by Climate Revive Pty Ltd and Corporate Carbon Advisory Pty Ltd, was officially revoked under section 30 of the CFI Rule on May 18, 2026.