Northern Australia Environmental Resources Hub - Approved Projects

1.1

Identifying critical knowledge gaps in the understanding of environmental resources in northern Australia to better prioritise government investment

University of Western Australia

$450,000

1.2

Review of integrated models, frameworks and decision support tools to guide management and planning in northern Australia

Also known as 'Review of models, frameworks and decision support tools for northern Australia'

James Cook University

$90,000

1.3.1

Critical water needs to sustain freshwater ecosystems and aquatic biodiversity in the Mitchell River

Also known as 'Environmental water needs for the Mitchell River'

Griffith University

$905,600

1.3.2

Environmental water requirements for the Daly River, Northern Territory

Also known as 'Environmental water needs for the Daly River'

Charles Darwin University

$680,900

1.3.3

Environmental Water Requirements for the Fitzroy River, Western Australia

Also known as 'Environmental water needs for the Fitzroy River'

University of Western Australia

$1,080,200

1.4

Contribution of rivers to the productivity of floodplains and coastal areas of the southern Gulf of Carpentaria

Also known as 'Links between Gulf rivers and coastal productivity'

Griffith University

$851,600

1.5

Indigenous water requirements: methods for the determination of Indigenous water requirements and incorporation into water planning in the Fitzroy Catchment, Kimberley

Also known as 'Indigenous water needs for the Fitzroy River'

Griffith University

$498,400

1.6

Multi-objective planning in northern Australia: co-benefits and trade-offs between environmental, economic, and cultural outcomes

Also known as 'Multi-objective planning in northern Australia'

James Cook University

$1,092,100

2.1

Addressing management of waste and marine debris in remote northern Australian communities including Cape York

Also known as 'Waste and marine debris in remote northern Australian communities'

North Australian Indigenous Land and Sea Management Alliance Limited

$100,000

2.2

Mapping to underpin management of littoral rainforests

Also known as 'Mapping to underpin management of tropical littoral rainforest'

CSIRO

$100,000

2.3

Weed invasion, fire and ecosystem failure: catchment scale scenario modelling to improve planning and management

Also known as 'Fire and weeds in the Top End'

Charles Darwin University;
University of Western Australia

$789,214

2.4

Support for an Emissions Reduction Fund carbon sequestration methodology: dead organic matter dynamics in semi-arid savannas

Also known as 'Savanna carbon sequestration method'

CSIRO

$187,000

2.5

Defining metrics of success for feral animal management in northern Australia

CSIRO

$844,200

2.6

Guidelines for the management of threats to savanna riparian zones

Also known as 'Managing savanna riparian zones'

University of Western Australia

$1,046,200

2.7

Ecohydrology and sensitivity of riparian flora

Also known as 'Tree water use and sensitivity to contaminated mine water'

Charles Darwin University

$360,000

2.8

Rehabilitation of faunal assemblages at Ranger Uranium Mine

Also known as 'Rehabilitated mine sites and Top End animals'

Charles Darwin University

$80,000

2.9

Effects of surface and ground water egress of mining-related solutes on aquatic ecological connectivity - Magela Creek

Also known as 'Fish movement and sensitivity to contaminated mine water'

Charles Darwin University

$359,500

2.1

Management options for high biomass grassy weed management in Cape York conservation areas

Also known as 'Improving gamba grass control on Cape York Peninsula'

CSIRO

$268,000

3.1

A method for identifying high-priority areas in northern Australia for threat abatement and species recovery investments

Also known as 'Identifying high-priority areas in northern Australia for threat abatement and species recovery'

James Cook University

$50,000

3.2

Investigating the role of feral cats in small mammal declines in Kakadu National Park

Also known as 'Investigating feral cats in small mammal decline'

Department of Environment, Parks and Water Security, Northern Territory

$130,000

3.3

Prioritising threatened species and threatening processes across northern Australia

Also known as 'Prioritising threatened species in northern Australia'

James Cook University

$467,800

3.5

Securing the future for the bilby in the Fitzroy Catchment/West Kimberley

Also known as 'Monitoring, mapping and safeguarding Kimberley bilbies'

Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Western Australia

$720,000

3.6

The vulnerability of food supplies for migratory shorebirds to altered flow in the southern Gulf of Carpentaria

Also known as 'Links between Gulf rivers and food for migratory shorebirds'

Griffith University

$210,000

3.7

Terrestrial fauna monitoring in Kakadu National Park

Also known as 'Monitoring terrestrial animals in Kakadu'

Department of Environment, Parks and Water Security, Northern Territory

$150,000

4.1

Remote environmental monitoring in northern Australia: scoping key research needs

Also known as 'Remote environmental monitoring techniques'

Charles Darwin University

$100,000

4.2

Current status of the methods and techniques used to estimate temporal changes in soil carbon

Also known as 'Investigating feral cats in small mammal decline'

University of Western Australia

$100,000

4.3

Northern Australia environmental DNA (eDNA) program - revolutionising aquatic monitoring and field surveys in tropical waters

Also known as 'Developing eDNA methods for tropical waters'

James Cook University

$570,000

4.5

Trialling new techniques for assessing terrestrial biodiversity in data poor environments

Also known as 'Developing eDNA methods to detect Top End animals'

Department of Environment, Parks and Water Security, Northern Territory;
Charles Darwin University

$190,000

4.6

Environmental economic accounting for interconnected ecosystem assets and ecosystem services in the Mitchell catchment, Queensland

Also known as 'Environmental-economic accounting for the Mitchell River'

Griffith University

$360,000

5.1

Research priorities for Indigenous Protected Areas across northern Australia

Also known as 'Research priorities for Indigenous Protected Areas across northern Australia'

CSIRO;
North Australian Indigenous Land and Sea Management Alliance Limited;
James Cook University

$150,000

5.2

Identifying lessons learned from the incorporation of Top End Indigenous fire knowledge into fire management, to inform the incorporation of Indigenous knowledge in fire management and carbon abatement planning nationally

Also known as 'Lessons from Top End Indigenous fire management'

CSIRO

$165,000

5.3

Multiple benefits and knowledge systems of Indigenous land and sea management program – economic perspectives

Also known as 'Multiple benefits of Indigenous land and sea management programs'

James Cook University

$490,800

5.4

Knowledge brokering for Indigenous land management

North Australian Indigenous Land and Sea Management Alliance Limited;
CSIRO

$985,000

5.5

Indigenous natural resource management in Kakadu National Park

Also known as 'Bininj/Mungguy healthy Country indicators'

University of Western Australia

$740,000

5.6

Guiding non-government investment in Indigenous cultural and natural resource management enterprises

Also known as 'Investing in Indigenous cultural and natural resource managers'

CSIRO

$200,000

6.1

Environmental flow synthesis project: enhancing uptake of environmental flow research for improved water planning in northern Australia

Also known as 'Applying knowledge of river flow-ecology links'

Griffith University

$270,000

6.2

Transdisciplinary environmental research: trial and evaluation

Also known as 'Transdisciplinary environmental research'

University of Western Australia

$195,000

6.3

NESP research synthesis and transferability

University of Western Australia;
Charles Darwin University

$772,779

6.3.1

Synthesis project – Impacts of savanna burning on biodiversity

CSIRO

$0

6.3.2

Synthesis project – Impact of Indigenous Protected Area management on biodiversity

University of Western Australia

$0

6.3.3

Synthesis project – Kakadu cultural connections

Also known as 'Valuing Indigenous cultural connections'

James Cook University

$0

6.3.4

Synthesis project – Gamba grass web resource

Also known as 'Research synthesis of gamba grass'

Charles Darwin University

$0

6.3.5

Synthesis project – Mitchell River catchment story

Griffith University

$0

6.3.6

Synthesis project – Kakadu floodplain synthesis

Also known as 'Kakadu floodplains research synthesis'

Griffith University

$0

3.4 Cross-hub

Adaptive management of fire and feral animals to improve conservation of threatened species in Kakadu National Park

Also known as 'Kakadu National Park’s threatened species'

Department of Environment, Parks and Water Security, Northern Territory

$390,000

4.4 Cross-hub

Assessing the Gulf of Carpentaria mangrove dieback

Also known as 'Assessing mangrove dieback in the Gulf'

James Cook University

$200,000

6.3.7 Cross-hub

Integrated environmental assessment to inform environmental decisions

University of Melbourne

$0