Terrain NRM
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Looking after the only place in the world with two interconnected World Heritage areas - Australia's Wet Tropics Forest and the Great Barrier Reef. Developer of Cassowary Credits. Focused on biodiversity, waterway health, soil health and climate.
Vivid and vivacious: The Scarlet Honeyeater, or Myzomela sanguinolenta. Terrain NRM's Bronwyn Robertson took this photo while watching the hunt for nectar, fruit and insects.
#honeyeater #scarlethoneyeater
#honeyeater #scarlethoneyeater
December 18, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Vivid and vivacious: The Scarlet Honeyeater, or Myzomela sanguinolenta. Terrain NRM's Bronwyn Robertson took this photo while watching the hunt for nectar, fruit and insects.
#honeyeater #scarlethoneyeater
#honeyeater #scarlethoneyeater
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Cost of wind and batteries fall, coal and gas rise as CSIRO finds new way to show renewables are cheapest reneweconomy.com.au/cost-of-wind...
December 16, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Cost of wind and batteries fall, coal and gas rise as CSIRO finds new way to show renewables are cheapest reneweconomy.com.au/cost-of-wind...
Great Barrier Reef zoning & fisheries management adopted in 2004 have likely played an important role in recovering fish populations, reducing outbreaks of crown of thorns starfish, and mitigating coral loss, according to new modeling-based evidence.
@csiro.bsky.social #greatbarrierreef
@csiro.bsky.social #greatbarrierreef
Protecting Fish on the Great Barrier Reef Helps Prevent Crown-of-Thorn Starfish Outbreaks - environment coastal & offshore
New research reveals that one of the largest-ever marine conservation initiatives has helped to prevent more frequent crown-of-thorns starfish (COTS) outbreaks on the Great Barrier Reef.
ecomagazine.com
December 14, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Great Barrier Reef zoning & fisheries management adopted in 2004 have likely played an important role in recovering fish populations, reducing outbreaks of crown of thorns starfish, and mitigating coral loss, according to new modeling-based evidence.
@csiro.bsky.social #greatbarrierreef
@csiro.bsky.social #greatbarrierreef
Zuni bowls: A cost-effective, environmentally friendly solution for gully erosion in the Wet Tropics. Built into gully heads with abrupt drops, they take most of the water's energy away by slowing it down. A fix for small-scale erosion that’s impacting farming & the Reef.
#zunibowl #erosion
#zunibowl #erosion
December 9, 2025 at 11:08 PM
An indication of the dire straits some of our species are in given the impacts of invasive species. Genetic modification developments for the endangered northern quoll. Numbers have dropped dramatically since cane toads spread through northern Australia.
#northernquoll #endangered #canetoads
#northernquoll #endangered #canetoads
Radical three-year plan to 'speed up evolution' as invasive threat spreads
A radical three-year plan to “speed up evolution” in this Aussie animal could turn native species against invasive cane toads. It’s been predicted that the northern quoll could be extinct in the wild ...
au.news.yahoo.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:07 AM
An indication of the dire straits some of our species are in given the impacts of invasive species. Genetic modification developments for the endangered northern quoll. Numbers have dropped dramatically since cane toads spread through northern Australia.
#northernquoll #endangered #canetoads
#northernquoll #endangered #canetoads
Great to be delivering a new $7.5 million project to improve sugar cane crop yields while also reducing nutrient and pesticide impacts on the Great Barrier Reef, thanks to the Australian Government's Reefwise Farming Program.
#greatbarrierreef #sugarcane
#greatbarrierreef #sugarcane
December 8, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Great to be delivering a new $7.5 million project to improve sugar cane crop yields while also reducing nutrient and pesticide impacts on the Great Barrier Reef, thanks to the Australian Government's Reefwise Farming Program.
#greatbarrierreef #sugarcane
#greatbarrierreef #sugarcane
New study finds 300 hectares of mangroves around Cairns Airport stores 2000+ metric tons of carbon annually - making ongoing care & monitoring of these and other coastal wetlands important for slowing climate change.
www.msn.com/en-us/news/w...
#bluecarbon #mangroves #climatechange #cairns #carbon
www.msn.com/en-us/news/w...
#bluecarbon #mangroves #climatechange #cairns #carbon
December 4, 2025 at 12:57 AM
New study finds 300 hectares of mangroves around Cairns Airport stores 2000+ metric tons of carbon annually - making ongoing care & monitoring of these and other coastal wetlands important for slowing climate change.
www.msn.com/en-us/news/w...
#bluecarbon #mangroves #climatechange #cairns #carbon
www.msn.com/en-us/news/w...
#bluecarbon #mangroves #climatechange #cairns #carbon
How many of us can relate to this? A Terrain NRM staff member has been loving watching these olive-backed sunbirds grow up in her garden in Cairns. Sunbirds = happiness!
#sunbirds #cairns #backyardbirds
#sunbirds #cairns #backyardbirds
December 2, 2025 at 11:01 PM
How many of us can relate to this? A Terrain NRM staff member has been loving watching these olive-backed sunbirds grow up in her garden in Cairns. Sunbirds = happiness!
#sunbirds #cairns #backyardbirds
#sunbirds #cairns #backyardbirds
"Without human connection, climate messages often become background noise.”
Cop30 saw important developments amid huge disappointment
theconversation.com/cop30-saw-im...
theconversation.com/cop30-saw-im...
Cop30 saw important developments amid huge disappointment
Humanity bet the Paris agreement could avert dangerous climate change.
theconversation.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:57 AM
"Without human connection, climate messages often become background noise.”
Despite taking up just 0.26% of Australia’s total area, the Wet Tropics bio-region contains half of Australia’s bird species, one third of its mammals, about 3000 plant species and 600+_ different coral species.
#biodiversity #wettropics
#biodiversity #wettropics
October 28, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Despite taking up just 0.26% of Australia’s total area, the Wet Tropics bio-region contains half of Australia’s bird species, one third of its mammals, about 3000 plant species and 600+_ different coral species.
#biodiversity #wettropics
#biodiversity #wettropics
With large areas of fragmented habitat in the Wet Tropics, we are working with landholders to reconnect/buffer habitat in strategic areas to improve ecosystem function. The end goal of 'Green Connections' is one large, healthy and intact system that's more resilient.
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Queensland’s forests are still being bulldozed — and new parks alone won’t save them
Queensland’s conservation ledger is in the red. Despite some new national parks, bulldozers are still clearing forests and vegetation across the state.
theconversation.com
October 27, 2025 at 2:03 AM
With large areas of fragmented habitat in the Wet Tropics, we are working with landholders to reconnect/buffer habitat in strategic areas to improve ecosystem function. The end goal of 'Green Connections' is one large, healthy and intact system that's more resilient.
terrain.org.au/why-invest-i...
terrain.org.au/why-invest-i...
Our tropical forests - an integral part of our response to climate change.
This is not good. Positive feedbacks adding to warming....
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Australian tropical rainforest trees switch in world first from carbon sink to emissions source
Researchers say carbon emissions change in Queensland tropical rainforests may have global climate implications
www.theguardian.com
October 21, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Our tropical forests - an integral part of our response to climate change.
95 per cent of food production relies on soil. Healthy topsoil is vital but we are losing it at an alarming rate. We support landholders to switch to sustainable farming systems that build organic matter, increase biodiversity, improve water cycling and capture carbon.
#soil #soilhealth
#soil #soilhealth
October 20, 2025 at 5:32 AM
95 per cent of food production relies on soil. Healthy topsoil is vital but we are losing it at an alarming rate. We support landholders to switch to sustainable farming systems that build organic matter, increase biodiversity, improve water cycling and capture carbon.
#soil #soilhealth
#soil #soilhealth
He's not just hanging out there, he's trapped.
200+ little red #bats were rescued from barbed wire fences in windy, foggy weather over 10 days. Many of them were euthanised. Changing the top strand to plain wire saves lives - for bats, #owls, #gliders.
www.terrain.org.au/wildlife-friendly-fencing
200+ little red #bats were rescued from barbed wire fences in windy, foggy weather over 10 days. Many of them were euthanised. Changing the top strand to plain wire saves lives - for bats, #owls, #gliders.
www.terrain.org.au/wildlife-friendly-fencing
October 16, 2025 at 4:38 AM
He's not just hanging out there, he's trapped.
200+ little red #bats were rescued from barbed wire fences in windy, foggy weather over 10 days. Many of them were euthanised. Changing the top strand to plain wire saves lives - for bats, #owls, #gliders.
www.terrain.org.au/wildlife-friendly-fencing
200+ little red #bats were rescued from barbed wire fences in windy, foggy weather over 10 days. Many of them were euthanised. Changing the top strand to plain wire saves lives - for bats, #owls, #gliders.
www.terrain.org.au/wildlife-friendly-fencing
The Wet Tropics world heritage rainforest is large areas of fragmented habitat. Our goal is to reconnect and buffer them to create a large, healthy and intact system that is more resilient... to conserve this critical ecosystem for future generations.
#wettropics #rainforest #revegetation #trees
#wettropics #rainforest #revegetation #trees
October 15, 2025 at 12:13 AM
The Wet Tropics world heritage rainforest is large areas of fragmented habitat. Our goal is to reconnect and buffer them to create a large, healthy and intact system that is more resilient... to conserve this critical ecosystem for future generations.
#wettropics #rainforest #revegetation #trees
#wettropics #rainforest #revegetation #trees
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Jane Goodall showed tremendous courage in charting her own course as a pioneering researcher – and working to spread hope wherever she went.
‘Only if we help shall all be saved’: Jane Goodall showed we can all be part of the solution
theconversation.com
October 3, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Jane Goodall showed tremendous courage in charting her own course as a pioneering researcher – and working to spread hope wherever she went.
It's birthing season for the critically endangered Spectacled Flying-fox in Far North Queensland. This little fella was found abandoned and taken into care. He'll be ready to fly off in about 3 months 🦇
October 10, 2025 at 12:16 AM
It's birthing season for the critically endangered Spectacled Flying-fox in Far North Queensland. This little fella was found abandoned and taken into care. He'll be ready to fly off in about 3 months 🦇
Farmer - Water Sampler - Waterway Lover.
Wendy Finlayson helps with one of our water monitoring projects. "I love seeing how much life and activity there is in the creeks and drains, and seeing how our farming culture can work in with our waterways".
#waterways #wettropics #watersampling
Wendy Finlayson helps with one of our water monitoring projects. "I love seeing how much life and activity there is in the creeks and drains, and seeing how our farming culture can work in with our waterways".
#waterways #wettropics #watersampling
October 7, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Farmer - Water Sampler - Waterway Lover.
Wendy Finlayson helps with one of our water monitoring projects. "I love seeing how much life and activity there is in the creeks and drains, and seeing how our farming culture can work in with our waterways".
#waterways #wettropics #watersampling
Wendy Finlayson helps with one of our water monitoring projects. "I love seeing how much life and activity there is in the creeks and drains, and seeing how our farming culture can work in with our waterways".
#waterways #wettropics #watersampling
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"The greatest danger to our future is apathy. ... What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make." - Vale Jane Goodall (1934-2025).
October 1, 2025 at 11:17 PM
"The greatest danger to our future is apathy. ... What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make." - Vale Jane Goodall (1934-2025).
Australian cities are also important in our efforts to conserve biodiversity.
#biodiversity #urbanplanning
#biodiversity #urbanplanning
From frog saunas to butterfly puddles: 8 ways to turn your homes into a wildlife refuge
Urban sprawl has forced native animals and humans to live close together. Here are eight ways to make your home a refuge for wildlife.
theconversation.com
September 30, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Australian cities are also important in our efforts to conserve biodiversity.
#biodiversity #urbanplanning
#biodiversity #urbanplanning
Nature at its best. One of our field officers spotted this moth during vegetation surveys in broad leaf tea tree woodlands.
#broadleafteatree #moths #wettropics
#broadleafteatree #moths #wettropics
September 29, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Nature at its best. One of our field officers spotted this moth during vegetation surveys in broad leaf tea tree woodlands.
#broadleafteatree #moths #wettropics
#broadleafteatree #moths #wettropics
"Science is a quiet companion, one that fuels our homes, keeps us healthy, and opens our eyes to the wonders of the world."
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enlightio.com/reasons-why-...
Why Is Science Important? (21 Reasons)
The value of science extends beyond the breakthroughs that headline news stories; it is also found in the reassuring consistency with which it...
enlightio.com
September 25, 2025 at 12:05 AM
"Science is a quiet companion, one that fuels our homes, keeps us healthy, and opens our eyes to the wonders of the world."
enlightio.com/reasons-why-...
enlightio.com/reasons-why-...
Fish DNA - 'Sherlock Holmes' scientists are using it up to see which fish species are moving to new homes off the east coast of Australia as climate change changes temperatures, ocean currents and habitats...
#eDNA #DNA
#eDNA #DNA
Fish ‘fingerprints’ in the ocean reveal which species are moving homes due to climate change
Tracking these shifts is crucial for understanding how climate change is transforming our oceans.
theconversation.com
September 24, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Chattering in the treetops: It's baby season for Spectacled Flying-foxes and a vulnerable time for this endangered species given their maternity roosts in residential areas.
We've created this FAQs page: terrain.org.au/baby-bat-sea...
#bats #spectacledflyingfox #endangered
We've created this FAQs page: terrain.org.au/baby-bat-sea...
#bats #spectacledflyingfox #endangered
September 23, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Chattering in the treetops: It's baby season for Spectacled Flying-foxes and a vulnerable time for this endangered species given their maternity roosts in residential areas.
We've created this FAQs page: terrain.org.au/baby-bat-sea...
#bats #spectacledflyingfox #endangered
We've created this FAQs page: terrain.org.au/baby-bat-sea...
#bats #spectacledflyingfox #endangered