Top End region map from coast to coastAcross the Northern Territory, our projects are working to improve our understanding of remote, data-poor environments. Our research focuses on the Daly River catchment, greater Darwin region, Kakadu National Park and the Gulf of Carpentaria (read more about Kakadu and the Gulf). Logistical challenges and safety hazards are constant considerations for environmental science in the Top End, so our research is seeking improve survey and monitoring methods through the use of environmental DNA and other novel techniques and technologies. Tropical invasive weeds and fire are also key research priorities. Other Hub research across northern Australia, on topics such as Indigenous land management, threatened species and carbon, is also generating information to support the management of environmental resources in the Top End. You may also be interested in our projects conducting research across the entire northern Hub region.
NESP RLH, 2021-2027NESP, 2015-2021NERP, 2012-2015TRaCK, 2005-present

Completed project

NESP Project

Valuing Indigenous cultural connections

NESP Project

Environmental water needs for the Daly River

NESP Project

Kakadu National Park’s threatened species

NESP Project

Fire and weeds in the Top End

NESP Project

Research synthesis of gamba grass

NESP Project

Managing savanna riparian zones

NESP Project

Developing eDNA methods to detect Top End animals

NESP Project

Rehabilitated mine sites and Top End animals

NESP Project

Research priorities for Indigenous Protected Areas across northern Australia

NESP Project

Investigating feral cats in small mammal decline

NESP Project

Indigenous NRM in Kakadu National Park

NESP Project

Developing eDNA methods for tropical waters

NESP Project

Fish movement and sensitivity to contaminated mine water

NESP Project

Investing in Indigenous cultural and natural resource managers

NESP Project

Monitoring terrestrial animals in Kakadu

NESP Project

Tree water use and sensitivity to contaminated mine water

NERP Project

Ecogenomic approaches to monitor Kakadu estuaries

NERP Project

Aquatic biodiversity conservation and management

NERP Project

Catchment to coast planning

NERP Project

Feral cat management on Indigenous lands

NERP Project

Biodiversity values and Indigenous livelihoods

NERP Project

Managing threats to floodplain biodiversity and Indigenous values

NERP Project

Improving the efficiency of biodiversity investment

NERP Project

Gamba grass effects on savanna carbon and fire

NERP Project

Remote sensing to map & monitor coastal habitats and water quality

NERP Project

Terrestrial biodiversity monitoring

TRaCK Project

River and wetland health framework

TRaCK Project

Indigenous values and river flows

TRaCK Project

Knowledge integration and science delivery

TRaCK Project

Nutrients in rivers

TRaCK Project

Sediment and nutrient loads

TRaCK Project

Sediment and waterholes

TRaCK Project

Sustainable economies: Arnhem Land case study

TRaCK Project

Water quality monitoring

TRaCK Project

Healthy estuaries

TRaCK Project

Estuarine fish

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