Mt Doreen Human-Induced Regeneration Project

Mt Doreen Human-Induced Regeneration Project is a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) project located at Mt Doreen Station, approximately 380km north-west of Alice Springs along the Tanami Track in the Northern Territory. It was registered in September 2023 and initially covered a vast 734,935.62 hectares.

Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) projects involve establishing permanent, even-aged native forests by removing or managing the pressures that prevent natural seedlings from growing. Standard requirements dictate that the regeneration must occur from in-situ seed sources (such as rootstock and lignotubers) on land that was previously cleared of vegetation and where regrowth was suppressed for at least 10 years. To achieve this required forest canopy and height, the Mt Doreen project actively manages the timing and the extent of livestock grazing.

The Central Desert region experiences a semi-arid to arid climate. The surrounding landscape is characterised by flat to gently undulating plains with soils largely consisting of red earth mulga plains, alluvial plains, sand plains, and scattered claypans. The region's dominant land use is extensive pastoralism and cattle grazing.

Mt Doreen has a rich history; it was originally established as a pastoral lease in 1932 and named after Doreen Braitling. Today, it is notable for being one of the largest certified organic cattle stations in Central Australia, having been sold to prominent pastoralists in 2022 for over $70 million. The carbon project itself has undergone recent administrative variations in 2026. On February 27, 2026, a variation was approved to remove certain areas from the original project boundary. Shortly after, on April 24, 2026, the participant name was officially transferred from Mt Doreen Property Holdings Pty Ltd to Three River Nominees Pty Ltd as trustee for the Mt Doreen Carbon Unit Trust.