About.

​At Farm Regen we have over 10 years of experience planting forests for carbon and biodiversity, including published research studying the outcomes of decades revegetation efforts on farming properties in Victoria.  This experience has made us passionate about the optimum way to undertake environmental plantings to maximise biodiversity value. Our own history in landholder families have positioned us to understand what drives landholders to revegetate parts of their land, and the barriers to attaining positive outcomes.

Our Goal

Our goal is to help landholders produce high-value biodiverse carbon plantings, making farms and holdings more economically viable whilst increasing native species biodiversity, improving ecosystem function and reducing the liabilities of overseeing degraded land.

“That paddock never should have been cleared” is a phrase heard often in rural Australia. Until relatively recently there hasn’t been a cost-effective way of addressing that problem.  The ability for landowners to generate Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) through establishing mixed-species environmental plantings has changed that.  Farm biodiversity, hydrology and ecology can be improved whilst generating an auxiliary income.  Through this mechanism, the liabilities of weedy and pest-ridden paddocks are removed, improving outcomes for other productive parts of the farm, whilst also generating a stable yearly income.  This is the financial incentive that encourages and facilitates landscape restoration at the landholder level.

The ecological incentives for landholders to regrow native forest are complex, potentially driven by outward-facing outcomes at the local, national or global levels.  Additionally, the desire to undertake revegetation can also be deeply personal, relating to an emotional connection with the landscape and its inhabitants, motivated by a desire to give back to the land which provides for everyone.  In practice, landowners will generally be motivated by a range of drivers.  Broadly speaking, undertaking an environmental planting has a global effect by sequestering carbon, a national effect by safeguarding natural places for our unique wildlife, a local effect by improving biodiversity leading to greater health and local resilience against pest and plague species. Undertaking an environmental planting also has a personal effect on the landholders themselves by improving the natural beauty of their property and bolstering a sense of stewardship of the local environment.

Landholders we speak to may lack an understanding of how to successfully undertake an environmental planting for ACCUs, or more likely, they simply do not have the time to learn or undertake the project themselves.  This is where Farm Regen can assist.  We specialise in establishing environmental plantings that align with Clean Energy Regulator guidelines.  From feasibility, to concept, to meeting eligibility, to execution and ongoing monitoring, we can help.

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Our Team

Patrick Byrne
Founder

Pat started this company to bring innovative and practical solutions for ecological restoration to landholders, combining his MD of Environment (Conservation & Restoration) with over 5 years of experience in research and development for landscape-scale revegetation operations.  This being only the most recent chapter of a colourful and varied career and education background. From hands-on project work to customer support, Pat wears all the hats—ensuring every client gets personal attention.  Pat has a wealth of knowledge regarding all aspects of biodiverse environmental plantings for carbon from core concepts, to on-ground execution, monitoring and evaluation.

Kellie Hose
Field Ops

Kellie is a dedicated environmentalist with a Bachelor of Environmental Science (Hons) and prior experience at GHD. She is currently completing a Masters of Sustainability and brings strong scientific knowledge to our hands-on field operations. Passionate about ecological restoration, she works on the ground delivering practical outcomes that heal and strengthen landscapes.

Mali Robinson
​​Comms

As Comms Officer, Mali helps to tell the stories behind the landscapes we restore and the partnerships that make it possible. Working across digital, media, and stakeholder communications, she translates complex environmental projects into engaging and accessible content. From revegetation initiatives to carbon and biodiversity outcomes, I showcase the impact of our work with landholders, communities, and industry partners, helping connect people to practical solutions for healthier, more resilient landscapes.