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New funding for restoration research in the Moonaboola (Mary River) will help the river’s unique threatened species like the Australian […]
More than 2 decades of research into the invasive weed gamba grass has been showcased in a new website. Research […]
Springing into the Resilient Landscapes Hub second research plan! It’s with great enthusiasm that we launch our second annual research plan […]
Read more from James Cook University here. Breakthrough research by James Cook University scientists has solved the mystery of the […]
Authors: Jane Thomas and Michael Douglas, Northern Australia Environmental Resources Hub, National Environmental Science Program Part of the West Kimberley […]
Authors: Patch Clapp and Justin Perry, Northern Australia Environmental Resources Hub, National Environmental Science Program A research collaboration on Cape […]
We’ve added more than 50 new symbols to our free symbol library! There are new symbols of Indigenous and non-Indigenous […]
The Top End’s iconic Daly River is world-famous for its barramundi fishing. But being home to big barra is just […]
Regional planning considers future land use and facilitates conversations between stakeholders who might want to see land used differently. However, […]
A First Nations-led project focusing on drone use guided by Traditional Owners in Kakadu National Park has developed protocols for […]
Final Northern Australia update – November 2021. Welcome to the last e-newsletter from the Northern Australia Environmental Resources Hub. The […]
Monitoring animals – where they occur, how many there are and what species – provides essential information for evaluating and reporting the health of an ecosystem. Monitoring also plays […]
Welcome to the Resilient Landscapes Hub We’re delighted to launch the new website and first research plan for the Resilient […]
Scientists are using an innovative technique to detect endangered frogs a long way downstream from their mountainous, tropical homes in […]
A new, $2.6 million, Indigenous-led program which aims to mobilise the latest digital technology for land and sea managers working […]
The Northern Australia Environmental Resources Hub addressed key research questions to come up with practical, on-ground solutions to some of […]
The NESP Northern Australia Environmental Resources Hub has had impact across four broad themes: The importance of rivers and their […]
World Mangroves Day was 26 July! Did you know Australia is home to 7% of the world’s mangroves, with the […]
Northern Australia December 2020 update. We’re in the final months of the NESP Northern Australia Environmental Resources Hub and we […]
A new website teaching Top End school-aged children about using environmental DNA (eDNA) to detect the endangered Gouldian Finch was […]
Authors: Dr Viki Cramer, Northern Australia Environmental Resources Hub, and Dr Cathy Robinson (project leader), CSIRO Something for our […]
Teaming up for turtles Cloud and AI automate and accelerate turtle nest monitoring and predator tracking, allowing Indigenous rangers from […]
The University of Western Australia (UWA) will host a new Australian research hub to provide national leadership in threatened species […]
Northern Australia December 2020 update. We are delighted to share the news that the user-driven approach to research that has […]
Ants and other animals key to tracking rehabilitation Studying ants and other animals is helping scientists in Australia’s north to […]
We’re honoured to have two finalists in the Best Collaboration in NRM category in the 2020 Territory NRM Awards. The […]
We are delighted to let you know that we’ve publicly released our free collection of 100+ northern Australia symbols for […]
Indigenous-led science to co-manage Kakadu named as Eureka finalist An Indigenous-led science project solving complex environmental management problems in […]
Our Hub research is user-driven. We want our research to be useful and delivered to decision-makers and land managers, so […]
It’s Science Week! We’ll be sharing a few videos about our research in the Gulf of Carpentaria this week. The […]
Melding science, Indigenous knowledge and technology in pioneering program [See original media release and more images at AI […]
Northern Australia August 2020 update. Strengthening and appropriate sharing of knowledge has been an underpinning principle of all the NESP […]
Only a few decades ago, encountering a bandicoot or quoll around your campsite in the evening was a common and […]
Our Hub research is user-driven. We want our research to be useful and delivered to decision-makers and land managers, so […]
A new data portal from Hub researchers will allow free access to information on more than 1400 rare, threatened and […]
Since the unprecedented mangrove dieback in 2015, James Cook University’s Dr Norm Duke has been leading a multi-Hub NESP project assessing […]
Northern Australia’s rich and unique biodiversity faces many threats including weeds, feral animals and inappropriate fire regimes. Gamba grass is […]
Northern Australia March 2020 update. Read about the Hub’s coronavirus pandemic response in our latest eNews, as well as our […]
Aquatic field surveys in northern Australia are expensive, difficult and often dangerous, especially when saltwater crocodiles are present. But new […]
Hub researchers recently met for a workshop with NT Government policy-makers and regulators to share relevant research and solicit feedback […]
eDNA reveals where endangered birds of a feather flock together Top image: Minden Photos/Alamy Scrolling image: NT DEPWS Hub […]
Australian freshwater crocodiles (Crocodylus johnstoni) are the largest freshwater predators on the continent. They are widespread across the northern tropics […]
This new video from our project working in Kakadu with Bininj/Mungguy shares experiences of how technology can help monitor healthy […]
Piles of dead mangrove timber up to two metres in height are preventing new mangrove growth over vast areas of […]
The rehabilitation of Ranger uranium mine aims to see the site eventually incorporated into the surrounding World-Heritage-listed Kakadu National Park. […]
A new approach to setting benchmarks for the return of fauna will allow rehabilitation managers to better assess the success […]
No one-size-fits-all approach to predators that plunder turtle nests. Protecting the nests of marine turtles from raids by pigs, dingoes […]
Improving gamba grass control on Cape York and throughout northern Australia was the topic of discussion at a two-day workshop […]
Hub researchers and Indigenous rangers have been working hard on the Gulf of Carpentaria’s coastline to assess mangrove recovery following […]
A new Hub project led by Graeme Gillespie from the NT’s Department of Environment, Parks & Water Security is trialling […]
Together, Traditional Owners and researchers have identified indicators that they can use to monitor and evaluate the health of country […]
A revised look at tidal wetlands in remote northern Australia has uncovered a surprising new understanding of their responses to […]
Working with Indigenous rangers in north Queensland Hub researchers Dr Justin Perry and Dr Norm Duke were invited to join […]
Hub research led by Dr Garry Cook of CSIRO will inform updates to the method used by the federal government to […]
Hub researchers from Charles Darwin University are at the forefront of using new eDNA technology to detect wildlife in the […]
Aak Puul Ngantam (APN) invited Hub researchers from CSIRO to run scientific activities alongside cultural activities run by senior Traditional Owners at a five-day […]
Northern Australia’s unique and rich biodiversity faces numerous threats but we have limited knowledge on the distribution of rare and […]
James Cook University scientists investigating an unprecedented mangrove dieback in the Gulf of Carpentaria three years ago are surveying the […]
Finding and monitoring rare and broadly dispersed animals like the beautiful and endangered Gouldian Finch can be a challenge in remote, data-poor […]
The NT’s Ranger uranium mine is set to cease operations in 2021 and by 2026, be rehabilitated to a state […]
The Northern Australia Food Futures Conference was hosted by NT Farmers in Darwin this week. With a theme of ‘Science […]
Mangroves support biodiversity and fisheries, protect shorelines from coastal erosion and storm damage, and store more carbon than terrestrial forests. […]
There is significant interest in expanding economic development in the Kimberley’s Fitzroy River catchment, and a suite of Hub research […]
Two Northern Hub researchers travelled to Canberra in early November to highlight the impact of Hub research projects. Dr Helen […]
A James Cook University scientist will investigate an enormous dieback of mangrove forests in the Gulf of Carpentaria, two years […]
Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF) savanna projects allow land managers to minimise uncontrolled highly intense fires late in the dry season […]
In northern Australia, detecting aquatic species can be difficult, labour-intensive and expensive, due to factors such as remote locations, expansive […]
