The project is implemented by private companies controlled by the Traditional Owners of Bulimba Station, ensuring Indigenous leadership and decision-making throughout. Supported by Maki Planet Systems, the project is registered under the Australian Carbon Credit Unit Scheme (ACCU).
Standards
First credit issuance
2026
Savanna fire management in Queensland, Australia
This savanna fire management project transforms wildfire risk into climate action through Indigenous fire knowledge. Implemented on Bulimba Station in the tropical savanna of Queensland's low rainfall region, the project shifts fire patterns from destructive late dry season wildfires to controlled early dry season burns. By implementing annual planned burns when fires can be controlled as a tool to create firebreaks, the project reduces fuel loads through mosaic and rotating burning targeting 3-5 year grass cycles. This ancestral Indigenous practice not only avoids carbon emissions but also reduces destructive fire occurrences, maintains land productivity, and empowers Traditional Owners through Aboriginal fire knowledge sharing. The project will formalize an environmental and social management plan to enhance co-benefits while supporting biodiversity management in this low rainfall region.
Activities
Annual planned burns conducted when conditions allow safe fire management, typically producing cooler, more controllable fires
Rotating burns targeting 3-5 year grass cycles to reduce fuel loads while maintaining habitat diversity
Coordinated boundary burns in collaboration with neighboring landowners to prevent fire spread
Implementation of a comprehensive biodiversity management plan to protect savanna ecosystems
Aboriginal fire management practices passed down through generations, empowering Traditional Owners in land stewardship
