Nunyara Yandaroo Regeneration Project

Nunyara Yandaroo Regeneration Project is a Human-Induced Regeneration project located at the "Yandaroo" property roughly 80km west of Bourke in NSW. It was registered in September 2023 and covers 7,256.22ha.

Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) projects involve regenerating native forest by changing land management practices to remove suppressors (such as grazing pressure from livestock or feral animals). This allows suppressed native vegetation to grow into a permanent even-aged native forest, defined as having at least 20% canopy cover and trees reaching a minimum of 2 metres in height. For this project, the specific activities include the management of the timing and extent of grazing, as well as the humane management of feral animals.

The Bourke region is semi-arid with low and variable rainfall, and is predominantly known for pastoral grazing operations including sheep, goats, and cattle. The soils in the property area vary from productive grey soils along floodout plains to soft red soils.

This project establishes permanent native forests through assisted regeneration from in-situ seed sources (including rootstock and lignotubers) on land that was cleared of vegetation and where regrowth was suppressed for at least 10 years prior to the project commencing. Interestingly, the "Yandaroo" property was purchased alongside the adjoining "Delta" property in May 2023 by a family farming operation specifically for carbon farming and grazing, leading to the creation of this project shortly after.