Yallalie Downs Carbon Project 2024

Yallalie Downs Carbon Project 2024 is an environmental planting project located at "Yallalie Downs," a property situated between Badgingarra and Moora, approximately 200 kilometers north of Perth in Western Australia. Registered in July 2024, the project covers roughly 194 hectares of land within the Shire of Dandaragan. The surrounding region is part of the Western Australian Wheatbelt, an area heavily utilized for broadacre cropping and livestock grazing.

The project operates under the "Reforestation by Environmental or Mallee Plantings" methodology. This involves establishing permanent native vegetation on land that has been cleared of forest and used for agricultural purposes, such as grazing or cropping, for at least five years prior to the project start. Standard requirements for this methodology typically mandate planting native tree species at a density sufficient to achieve forest cover (often defined as reaching over 20% crown cover and a height of at least 2 meters), or specific densities for mallee plantings.

Environmentally, the Dandaragan Plateau is characterized by a Mediterranean climate with hot, dry summers and cool, wet winters. The soil profile in this specific location is dominated by "sandplain" soils, including deep yellow sands and lateritic gravels, which are typical of the region's agricultural landscape.

A notable aspect of this project is the land tenure; Yallalie Downs is owned and managed by the Beemurra Aboriginal Corporation, a Noongar business that primarily operates the site for cattle backgrounding. The project proponent, INPEX New Energy Business Australia, is a subsidiary of the Japanese oil and gas giant INPEX. This project appears to be part of a broader corporate collaboration (often referred to as "Wheatbelt Connect") involving INPEX, Qantas, and ANZ to support reforestation and carbon farming in the region. Additionally, the property features a unique geological landmark: the Yallalie Meteorite Impact Crater, a 12-kilometer wide structure that adds significant geological interest to the site.