Human Induced Regeneration

Andrew and Tayna Greensheilds don’t regard the changes they had to make to incorporate a carbon project into their enterprise as significant, but they do think it made them examine their land management much more closely.

Situated north-west of Bourke, New South Wales, Maureenjoy is home to a successful family-run cattle grazing business. As is characteristic of the Mulga Lands Bioregion, the land at Maureenjoy consists of undulating soft red loamy soils and stony Mulga ridges. When the current landholders took over in 2008, it was overrun with feral goats, placing significant grazing pressure on the native vegetation and suppressing its growth.

This project is located North West of Bourke in NSW in the Mulga Lands bioregion. The land consists of red sandy country with stony ridges and clay pans.  The dominant...

This project is located West of Bourke in NSW in the Mulga Lands bioregion. The land consists of undulating and flat terrain with scattered salt lakes. The dominant species observed...

This project is located North East of Ivanhoe in NSW in the Murray Darling Depression bioregion. The land consists of flat, undulating plains with some hilly areas. The dominant species...

This project is located North East of Bourke in NSW in the Mulga Lands bioregion. The land consists of predominately flat terrain comprised of red sandy soils with some clay...

This project is located North West of Bourke in NSW in the Mulga Lands bioregion. The land consists of flat country with some red sandy hills with slight undulationsThe dominant...

This project is located North of Broken Hill in NSW in the Simpson-Strzelecki Dunefields bioregion. The land consists of predominately flat country with sandy loam soils and some sand dunes...

This project is located South East of Quilpie in QLD in the Mulga Lands bioregion. The land consists of stony rises interspersed by creek and river systems. The dominant species...