NESP Project
Valuing Indigenous cultural connections
Hub research on Cape York Peninsula aims to support sustainable development in the region. Feral animals are another research priority and the Hub is working with Indigenous groups to determine effective management of feral animals and ways of measuring this. Other Hub research across northern Australia, on topics such as environmental monitoring and Indigenous knowledge brokering is also generating information to support development decisions in the Gulf. Other Hub research across northern Australia, on topics such as environmental monitoring, fire and carbon, and Indigenous land management is also generating information to support development decisions in the Gulf (read more here).
Completed project
Valuing Indigenous cultural connections
Mitchell River story map
Multiple benefits of Indigenous land and sea management programs
Waste and marine debris in remote northern Australian communities
Research priorities for Indigenous Protected Areas across northern Australia
Mapping to underpin management of tropical littoral rainforest
Defining metrics of success for feral animal management in northern Australia
Developing eDNA methods for tropical waters
Environmental water needs for the Mitchell River
Investing in Indigenous cultural and natural resource managers
Links between Gulf rivers and coastal productivity
Links between Gulf rivers and food for migratory shorebirds
Improving gamba grass control on Cape York Peninsula
Indigenous biodiversity management
Biodiversity values and Indigenous livelihoods
Improving the efficiency of biodiversity investment
Partnerships and tools to support biodiversity monitoring by Indigenous land and sea managers
Holistic sustainable Indigenous livelihoods plan
Report
July 2025
Refactoring the iRiverMetrics algorithm
Tayer, T. Refactoring the iRiverMetrics algorithm (2025). Report to the Resilient Landscapes Hub of the Australian Government’s National Environmental Science Program. The University of Western Australia, Perth.
Scientific Paper
August 2023 | Open Access
Accounting for Indigenous cultural connections to land: insights from two Indigenous groups of Australia (scientific paper)
Finau G, Jarvis D, Stoeckl N, Larson S, Grainger D, Douglas M, Ewamian Aboriginal Corporation, Barrowei R, Coleman B, Groves D, Hunter J, Lee M and Markham M (2023) 'Accounting for Indigenous cultural connections to land: insights from two Indigenous groups of Australia', Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal, 36(9):370–389, doi:10.1108/AAAJ-08-2022-5971.
Scientific Paper
February 2023
Applying a versatile, comprehensive, attribute-based waterhole classification scheme to ecosystem-based management challenges (scientific paper)
Glanville K, Perry J, Ryan T, Ronan M and Zivec P (2023) 'Applying a versatile, comprehensive, attribute-based waterhole classification scheme to ecosystem-based management challenges', Wildlife Research, doi:10.1071/WR22027.
Scientific Paper
January 2023 | Open Access
Ecosystem services in connected catchment to coast ecosystems: monitoring to detect emerging trends (scientific paper)
Brown CJ, Saint Ange C, Connolly RM, Hasan S, Jackson S, McMahon JM and Smart JCR (2023) ‘Ecosystem services in connected catchment to coast ecosystems: monitoring to detect emerging trends’, Science of the Total Environment 161670, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.161670.
Scientific Paper
January 2023 | Open Access
Piecemeal stewardship activities miss numerous social and environmental benefits associated with culturally appropriate ways of caring for Country (scientific paper)
Larson S, Jarvis D, Stoeckl N, Barrowei R, Coleman B, Groves D, Hunter J, Lee M, Markham M, Larson A, Finau G and Douglas M (2023) 'Piecemeal stewardship activities miss numerous social and environmental benefits associated with culturally appropriate ways of caring for Country', Journal of Environmental Management 326(B): 116750, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.116750.
Report
July 2022
Valuing Indigenous cultural connections (final report)
Jarvis D, Stoeckl N, Douglas M, Grainger D, Larson S, Finau G, LarsonA , Ewamian Aboriginal Corporation, Barrowei R, Coleman B, Groves D, Hunter J, Lee M and Markham M (2022) Valuing Indigenous cultural connections. James Cook University, Cairns.
Scientific Paper
July 2022 | Open Access
A global review of the critical link between river flows and productivity in marine fisheries (scientific paper)
Broadley A, Stewart-Koster B, Burford MA and Brown CJ (2022) ‘A global review of the critical link between river flows and productivity in marine fisheries’, Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11160-022-09711-0.
Scientific Paper
July 2022
Flow regimes among rivers influences benthic biota biodiversity, but not abundance or biomass, in intertidal mudflats and sandflats in wet-dry tropical estuaries (scientific paper)
Venarsky MP, Lowe V, Frid CLJ and Burford MA (2022) ‘Flow regimes among rivers influences benthic biota biodiversity, but not abundance or biomass, in intertidal mudflats and sandflats in wet-dry tropical estuaries’, Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 271, 107858, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2022.107858.
Report
July 2022
Northern Hub Final Report 2021
Northern Australia Environmental Resources Hub. 2021. Northern Australia Environmental Resources Hub Final Report. Charles Darwin University, Darwin.
Scientific Paper
January 2022
Impact of water resources development on connectivity and primary productivity across a tropical river floodplain (scientific paper)
Molinari B, Stewart-Koster B, Malthus TJ and Bunn SE (2022), ‘Impact of water resources development on connectivity and primary productivity across a tropical river floodplain’. Journal of Applied Ecology, 59:1013–1025, https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14111.
Report
November 2021
Management options for gamba grass (Andropogon gayanus) in conservation areas of Cape York Peninsula (final report)
Murphy H, Ford A, Bradford M, Vogler W, Setter M, Setter S and Warren C (2021) Management options for gamba grass (Andropogon gayanus) in conservation areas of Cape York Peninsula. CSIRO, Australia.
Report
October 2021
Multiple co-benefits of Indigenous land and sea management programs across northern Australia (final report)
This report should be cited as: Stoeckl N, Jarvis D, Larson S, Grainger D, Addison J, Esparon M, with contributions (in alphabetical order) from Bidan Aboriginal Corporation, Bunuba Dawangarri Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC, Ewamian Aboriginal Corporation, Gooniyandi Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC, Hill R, Pert P, Poelina A, Ross J, Walalakoo Aboriginal Corporation, Watkin-Lui F and Yanunijarra Ngurrara Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC. 2019. Multiple co-benefits of Indigenous land and sea management programs across northern Australia. James Cook University, Townsville.
Scientific Paper
October 2021 | Open Access
Long distance (>20 km) downstream detection of endangered stream frogs suggests an important role for eDNA in surveying for remnant amphibian populations (scientific paper)
Villacorta-Rath C, Hoskin CJ, Strugnell JM, Burrows D. 2021. Long distance (>20 km) downstream detection of endangered stream frogs suggests an important role for eDNA in surveying for remnant amphibian populations. PeerJ 9:e12013 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12013
Scientific Paper
October 2021 | Open Access
Will fencing floodplain and riverine wetlands from feral pig damage conserve fish community values? (scientific paper)
Waltham, N. J., & Schaffer, J. (2021). Will fencing floodplain and riverine wetlands from feral pig damage conserve fish community values? Ecology and Evolution, 00, 1– 13. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.8054
Info Sheet
September 2021
Guiding non-government investment in Indigenous cultural and natural resource management enterprises (policy brief)
Video
August 2021
NESP Northern Hub wrap-up video
Info Sheet
August 2021
Mitchell River story map (start-up factsheet)
Video
June 2021
Kakadu & Cape York NESP teams iAwards (video)
Scientific Paper
June 2021 | Open Access
Comparing the importance of freshwater flows driving primary production in three tropical estuaries (scientific paper)
Burford, M.A. & Faggotter, S.J. 2021. Comparing the importance of freshwater flows driving primary production in three tropical estuaries. Marine Pollution Bulletin. ISSN 0025-326X. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112565.
Impact Storie
May 2021
Strengthening and sharing knowledge for land and sea management (impact story 2020)
Impact Storie
May 2021
Engagement is a two-way street: Creating symbols for science communication (impact story 2020)
Impact Storie
May 2021
Using AI to protect baby turtles from feral pigs (impact story 2020)
Other
March 2021
More Than Words (CSIRO Double Helix article Jan 2021)
Video
February 2021
A.I. Technology boosting fledgling turtle survival on Cape York (video)
Video
February 2021
Teaming up for turtles (video)
Info Sheet
January 2021
Research synthesis of gamba grass (start-up factsheet)
Other
November 2020
NESP State & Territory showcase (2020)
Scientific Paper
October 2020
Epigeic invertebrates of pig‐damaged, exposed wetland sediments are rooted: An ecological response to feral pigs (Sus scrofa) (scientific paper)
Marshall, J.C., Blessing, J.J., Clifford, S.E., Negus, P.M., & Steward, A.L. (2020). Epigeic invertebrates of pig‐damaged, exposed wetland sediments are rooted: An ecological response to feral pigs (Sus scrofa). Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. 2020; 1– 14. https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.3468
Impact Storie
August 2020
Managing feral pigs on Cape York (impact story 2019)
Video
August 2020
Managing marine debris & waste in remote Cape York communities (Science Week Video 2020)
Video
August 2020
Protecting marine turtles from feral pigs on Cape York (Science Week Video 2020)
Video
August 2020
Links between Gulf rivers and food for migratory shorebirds (Science Week Video 2020)
Video
August 2020
Links between Gulf rivers and fisheries (Science Week Video 2020)
Video
August 2020
Assessing mangrove dieback in the Gulf of Carpentaria (Science Week Video 2020)
Video
July 2020
Launch of Our Knowledge Our Way: Indigenous-led best practice guidelines
Other
July 2020
Our Knowledge Our Way in caring for Country: Summary
Other
July 2020
Our Knowledge Our Way in caring for Country: Indigenous-led approaches to strengthening and sharing our knowledge for land and sea management
Impact Storie
June 2020
Waste and marine debris in remote northern Australian communities (impact story)
Other
May 2020
Healthy people in a healthy environment: Key directions statement
Camp, E., Spencer-Smith, T., Chapple, R., Eccles, S., Spindler, R. and Varcoe, T., 2020. Healthy People in a Healthy Environment: Key Directions Statement. Australian Committee for IUCN, Sydney.
Info Sheet
March 2020
Valuing Indigenous cultural connections (start-up factsheet Feb 2020)
Report
February 2020
eDNA survey of Eureka Creek, Upper Mitchell and Walsh River for two invasive tilapia species (report)
Report
January 2020
Development of a revised eDNA assay for tilapia (report)
Scientific Paper
January 2020 | Open Access
Indigenous land and sea management programs (ILSMPs) enhance the wellbeing of Indigenous Australians (scientific paper)
Larson, S., Stoeckl, N., Jarvis, D., Addison, J., Grainger, D., Watkin Lui, F., Walalakoo Aboriginal Corporation, Bunuba Dawangarri Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC, Ewamian Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC and Yanunijarra Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC. 2019. Indigenous Land and Sea Management Programs (ILSMPs) Enhance the Wellbeing of Indigenous Australians, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17 (1),125. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17010125
Info Sheet
December 2019
Environmental water needs for the Mitchell River (project update Nov 2019)
Info Sheet
October 2019
Links between Gulf rivers, coastal productivity & migratory shorebirds (project update Sept 2019)
Scientific Paper
August 2019 | Open Access
An evaluation of nest predator impacts and the efficacy of plastic meshing on marine turtle nests on the western Cape York Peninsula, Australia (scientific paper)
Nordberg, E.J., Macdonald, S., Zimny, G., Hoskins, A., Zimny, A., Somaweera, R., Ferguson, J. & Perry, J. (2019). An evaluation of nest predator impacts and the efficacy of plastic meshing on marine turtle nests on the western Cape York Peninsula, Australia. Biological Conservation, Volume 238, 2019, 108201, ISSN 0006-3207, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2019.108201.
Info Sheet
July 2019
Assessing mangrove dieback in the Gulf of Carpentaria (project update June 2019)
Video
July 2019
Assessing mangrove dieback in the Gulf (video June 2019)
Impact Storie
June 2019
Telling our stories face to face (impact story)
Impact Storie
June 2019
Caring for Country and improving Indigenous lives through Indigenous land and sea management programs, and Hub research (impact story)
Impact Storie
June 2019
Reconnecting with Country through collaborative research (impact story)
Scientific Paper
June 2019
No sitting on the fence: protecting wetlands from feral pig damage by exclusion fences requires effective fence maintenance (scientific paper)
Negus, P.M., Marshall, J.C., Clifford, S.E., Blessing, J.J. & Steward, A.L. (2019). No sitting on the fence: protecting wetlands from feral pig damage by exclusion fences requires effective fence management. Wetlands Ecology & Management https://doi.org/10.1007/s11273-019-09670-7
Presentation
February 2019
Supporting savanna fire management via carbon farming (presentation Feb 2019)
Presentation
February 2019
Prioritising threatened species in northern Australia (presentation Feb 2019)
Presentation
February 2019
Multiple benefits of ILSMPs (presentation Feb 2019)
Presentation
February 2019
Knowledge brokering for Indigenous land & water management (presentation Feb 2019)
Info Sheet
February 2019
Supporting savanna fire management through carbon farming (wrap-up factsheet)
Info Sheet
February 2019
Environmental-economic accounting for the Mitchell River catchment (start-up factsheet)
Info Sheet
February 2019
Investing in Indigenous cultural & natural resource managers (start-up factsheet)
Info Sheet
November 2018
Defining metrics of success for feral animal management in northern Australia (project update Oct 2018)
Scientific Paper
November 2018
Thermal and asphyxia exposure risk to freshwater fish in feral-pig-damaged tropical wetlands (scientific paper)
Waltham, N., & Schaffer, J. (2018). Thermal and asphyxia exposure risk to freshwater fish in feral‐pig‐damaged tropical wetlands. Journal of Fish Biology, 93(4), 723-728.
Info Sheet
October 2018
Prioritising threatened species in northern Australia (project update Oct 2018)
Other
October 2018
NESP Indigenous collaboration (brochure)
Other
October 2018
Indigenous science partnerships (brochure)
Impact Storie
October 2018
Science and community collaboration (impact story)
Impact Storie
October 2018
Remote environmental monitoring in northern Australia (impact story)
Impact Storie
October 2018
Managing tropical littoral rainforest (impact story)
Report
October 2018
Northern Hub Annual Report 2017
Info Sheet
October 2018
Improving gamba grass control (start-up factsheet)
Scientific Paper
May 2018 | Open Access
Using measures of wellbeing for impact evaluation: Proof of concept developed with an Indigenous community undertaking land management programs in northern Australia (scientific paper))
Larson S, Stoeckl N, Jarvis D, Addison J, Prior S & Esparon M. 2018. Using measures of wellbeing for impact evaluation: Proof of concept developed with an Indigenous community undertaking land management programs in northern Australia. Ambio https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-018-1058-3
Scientific Paper
April 2018 | Open Access
Exotic grass invasion alters microsite conditions limiting woody recruitment potential in an Australian savanna (scientific paper)
Setterfield, S., Clifton, P., Hutley, L., Rossiter-Rachor, N., & Douglas, M. (2018). Exotic grass invasion alters microsite conditions limiting woody recruitment potential in an Australian savanna. Scientific Reports, 8(1), Scientific Reports, 12/2018, Vol.8(1).
Presentation
April 2018
Management options for high biomass grassy weeds in Cape York (presentation)
Presentation
April 2018
Defining metrics of success for feral animal management in northern Australia (presentation)
Presentation
April 2018
Mapping to underpin management of tropical littoral rainforest (presentation)
Scientific Paper
March 2018
The divergence of traditional Aboriginal and contemporary fire management practices on Wik traditional lands, Cape York Peninsula, Northern Australia (journal article)
Scientific Paper
March 2018
The divergence of traditional Aboriginal and contemporary fire management practices on Wik traditional lands, Cape York Peninsula, Northern Australia (journal article)
Perry JJ, Sinclair M, Wikmunea H, Wolmby S, Martin D & Martin B. 2018. The divergence of traditional Aboriginal and contemporary fire management practices on Wik traditional lands, Cape York Peninsula, Northern Australia. Ecological Management & Restoration, 19: 24-31. doi:10.1111/emr.12301
Presentation
November 2017
Protocols for Indigenous fire management partnerships (Nov 2017 presentation)
Presentation
November 2017
Mapping to underpin management of tropical littoral rainforest (presentation)
Presentation
September 2017
The role of communities and Indigenous knowledge for stewardship across scales (presentation)
Report
July 2017
Remote recycling, rubbish and marine debris management in north Australia needs strong helping hands: Summary of Cape York Peninsula community case studies (final report)
Info Sheet
June 2017
Recycling, rubbish and marine debris on Cape York (wrap-up factsheet)
Other
May 2017
North Queensland research overview (brochure Mar 2019)
Report
April 2017
Economic values and Indigenous Protected Areas across northern Australia (final report)
Report
April 2017
Integrated models, frameworks and decision support tools to guide management and planning in Northern Australia (stand-alone summary)
Report
April 2017
Integrated models, frameworks and decision support tools to guide management and planning in Northern Australia (final report)
Info Sheet
April 2017
Tools and models to support sustainable development decisions in northern Australia (wrap-up factsheet)
Report
February 2017
Mapping to underpin management of tropical littoral rainforest (final report)
Report
February 2017
Mapping to underpin management of tropical littoral rainforest (report appendices)
Info Sheet
February 2017
Mapping to underpin management of tropical littoral rainforest (wrap-up factsheet)
Info Sheet
February 2017
Mapping to underpin management of tropical littoral rainforest (wrap-up factsheet)
Info Sheet
January 2017
Identifying high-priority areas in northern Australia for threat abatement and species recovery (wrap-up factsheet)
Info Sheet
November 2016
Prioritising threatened species in northern Australia (start-up factsheet)
Info Sheet
November 2016
Defining metrics of success for feral animal management in northern Australia (project start-up factsheet)
Presentation
October 2016
Appendix 4: Reporting back – Nth Qld discussions (Nov 2015)
Report
October 2016
Protocols for Indigenous fire management partnerships (final report)
Info Sheet
September 2016
Protocols for Indigenous fire management partnerships (wrap-up factsheet)
Info Sheet
September 2016
Protocols for Indigenous fire management partnerships (wrap-up factsheet)
Presentation
June 2016
Emerging remote environmental monitoring techniques (presentation)
Presentation
June 2016
RPAS for environmental monitoring in northern Australia (presentation)
Presentation
May 2016
Appendix 1: Report on the National Indigenous Fire Knowledge and Fire Management Forum
Info Sheet
November 2015
Protocols for Indigenous fire management partnerships (start-up factsheet)
Report
January 2011
The Hydroecological Natural Heritage Story of Cape York Peninsula
