Lindsay Carbon Project 12

Lindsay Carbon Project 12 is a soil carbon sequestration project located in the Murweh Shire of Queensland, approximately 35 kilometers southwest of the town of Augathella. Registered on March 12, 2024, the project covers an area of 456.84 hectares. The "12" in the project name suggests it is part of a larger aggregation or a property that has been stratified into multiple carbon estimation areas to optimize management and crediting.

The project operates under the Estimation of Soil Organic Carbon Sequestration using Measurement and Models (2021) methodology. This method credits landholders for increasing soil carbon stocks through changes in land management. For Lindsay Carbon Project 12, the specific activity involves altering the stocking rate, duration, or intensity of grazing. By managing grazing pressure more effectively, the project aims to retain greater vegetation cover, reduce erosion, and increase the input of organic matter into the soil profile.

The region is situated within the Mulga Lands bioregion, a semi-arid environment characterized by hot summers and variable rainfall. The landscape around Augathella and Charleville typically consists of Mulga (Acacia aneura) woodlands and open grazing country. The soils in this specific area are likely to be massive red earths (Kandosols), which are dominant in the Mitchell-Augathella belt, or potentially cracking grey clays (Vertosols) if located on alluvial plains. Land use in the surrounding Murweh Shire is overwhelmingly dedicated to sheep and cattle grazing, making soil health improvements a critical aspect of sustainable pastoralism in the district.