Annavale-Back Booroomugga Regeneration Project

The Annavale-Back Booroomugga Regeneration Project is a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) project located approximately 75 kilometers northeast of Cobar in western New South Wales. Registered in September 2023, the project covers a substantial area of 7,246 hectares within the Cobar Shire Council region. The project area aggregates land from the "Annavale" and "Back Booroomugga" pastoral stations, situated north of the Barrier Highway in a region traditionally defined by rangeland grazing.

The surrounding Cobar Peneplain landscape is characterized by a semi-arid climate with an average annual rainfall between 350mm and 480mm. The terrain is generally flat to slightly undulating, featuring red earth and loam soils that support vegetation communities dominated by Mulga, bimble box, and white cypress pine. Historically, this region has been utilized for sheep and cattle grazing, though in recent decades, the harvesting of feral goats has become a significant economic activity and land management challenge.

This project operates under the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Methodology for Human-Induced Regeneration. Its primary objective is to establish permanent native forests on land where regrowth was previously suppressed for at least ten years, typically by grazing pressure or mechanical clearing. To achieve this, the project proponent, Shane Samuel Vincent Coddington, in partnership with Climate Friendly Pty Ltd, employs management activities such as the humane control of feral animals (likely goats) and the cessation of mechanical clearing. These interventions allow existing rootstock and lignotubers in the soil to regenerate into a mature native forest, thereby sequestering carbon.