Terrain NRM
@terrainnrm.bsky.social
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.
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What if wildlife isn’t just impacted by climate change, but part of the solution? Read more and share what you learn!
Animals are climate action heroes | Talking Climate with Katharine Hayhoe
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January 28, 2026 at 9:11 PM
What if wildlife isn’t just impacted by climate change, but part of the solution? Read more and share what you learn!
Reconnecting forests, expanding wildlife corridors:
We are focusing on private properties in wildlife corridors and strategic rehabilitation areas across the Wet Tropics region, helped by our newest project:
terrain.org.au/green-connec...
#revegetation #wettropics #forests #biodiversity
We are focusing on private properties in wildlife corridors and strategic rehabilitation areas across the Wet Tropics region, helped by our newest project:
terrain.org.au/green-connec...
#revegetation #wettropics #forests #biodiversity
January 27, 2026 at 1:18 AM
Reconnecting forests, expanding wildlife corridors:
We are focusing on private properties in wildlife corridors and strategic rehabilitation areas across the Wet Tropics region, helped by our newest project:
terrain.org.au/green-connec...
#revegetation #wettropics #forests #biodiversity
We are focusing on private properties in wildlife corridors and strategic rehabilitation areas across the Wet Tropics region, helped by our newest project:
terrain.org.au/green-connec...
#revegetation #wettropics #forests #biodiversity
Soil ecoacoustics: "Studies have already proven it works across tropical forests, woodlands, agricultural fields and arid systems."
Results from a new Flinders University & National Environmental Science Program Resilient Landscapes Hub project: tinyurl.com/4a7kerve
#soilhealth #soilecoacoustics
Results from a new Flinders University & National Environmental Science Program Resilient Landscapes Hub project: tinyurl.com/4a7kerve
#soilhealth #soilecoacoustics
January 22, 2026 at 12:02 AM
Soil ecoacoustics: "Studies have already proven it works across tropical forests, woodlands, agricultural fields and arid systems."
Results from a new Flinders University & National Environmental Science Program Resilient Landscapes Hub project: tinyurl.com/4a7kerve
#soilhealth #soilecoacoustics
Results from a new Flinders University & National Environmental Science Program Resilient Landscapes Hub project: tinyurl.com/4a7kerve
#soilhealth #soilecoacoustics
Wetlands: Nature's water filters. Scientists are collecting data from constructed treatment wetlands in the Wet Tropics region to develop a model for using these wetlands to intercept pollutants flowing to the Great Barrier Reef.
wettropicswaterways.org.au/wetlands/
#wetlands #greatbarrierreef
wettropicswaterways.org.au/wetlands/
#wetlands #greatbarrierreef
Wetlands: Nature's water filters
Wetlands are nature’s water filters — they’re remarkably effective at removing pollutants to support Australia’s Reef 2050 targets.
wettropicswaterways.org.au
January 21, 2026 at 12:47 AM
Wetlands: Nature's water filters. Scientists are collecting data from constructed treatment wetlands in the Wet Tropics region to develop a model for using these wetlands to intercept pollutants flowing to the Great Barrier Reef.
wettropicswaterways.org.au/wetlands/
#wetlands #greatbarrierreef
wettropicswaterways.org.au/wetlands/
#wetlands #greatbarrierreef
Private land is increasingly important in conserving wildlife, including threatened species: theconversation.com/citizen-scie...
#citizenscience #frogs #endangered #threatenedspecies @theconversation.com
#citizenscience #frogs #endangered #threatenedspecies @theconversation.com
Citizen scientists are spotting more and more rare frogs on private land
Threatened frogs aren’t just found in national parks – citizen scientists are finding them throughout private land too.
theconversation.com
January 20, 2026 at 12:32 AM
Private land is increasingly important in conserving wildlife, including threatened species: theconversation.com/citizen-scie...
#citizenscience #frogs #endangered #threatenedspecies @theconversation.com
#citizenscience #frogs #endangered #threatenedspecies @theconversation.com
Since Mungalla Cattle Station was handed back to the Nywaigi people, they've been restoring wetlands and turning the property into an ecotourism venture:
wettropicswaterways.org.au/mungalla/
#wetlands #ecotourism #mungalla @csiro.bsky.social @virginaustralia.bsky.social @birdlifeoz.bsky.social
wettropicswaterways.org.au/mungalla/
#wetlands #ecotourism #mungalla @csiro.bsky.social @virginaustralia.bsky.social @birdlifeoz.bsky.social
January 19, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Since Mungalla Cattle Station was handed back to the Nywaigi people, they've been restoring wetlands and turning the property into an ecotourism venture:
wettropicswaterways.org.au/mungalla/
#wetlands #ecotourism #mungalla @csiro.bsky.social @virginaustralia.bsky.social @birdlifeoz.bsky.social
wettropicswaterways.org.au/mungalla/
#wetlands #ecotourism #mungalla @csiro.bsky.social @virginaustralia.bsky.social @birdlifeoz.bsky.social
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Life on Earth depends on biodiversity. But it’s disappearing faster than ever.
National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) are each country’s plan to protect nature and reverse this loss.
Here’s why they matter: https://shorturl.at/3qX7R
National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) are each country’s plan to protect nature and reverse this loss.
Here’s why they matter: https://shorturl.at/3qX7R
January 14, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Life on Earth depends on biodiversity. But it’s disappearing faster than ever.
National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) are each country’s plan to protect nature and reverse this loss.
Here’s why they matter: https://shorturl.at/3qX7R
National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) are each country’s plan to protect nature and reverse this loss.
Here’s why they matter: https://shorturl.at/3qX7R
The Bloomfield River cod was unknown to science until the 1990s. But it’s thought to be 25 million yrs old. This species only lives between 2 remote waterfalls in the #WetTropics. Scientists are racing to save it.
More here: tinyurl.com/bds3k3a4
tinyurl.com/mvcts22w
#bloomfieldrivercod #endangered
More here: tinyurl.com/bds3k3a4
tinyurl.com/mvcts22w
#bloomfieldrivercod #endangered
The Bloomfield River cod is the world's only tropical freshwater cod
Follow the latest news headlines from Australia's most trusted source. Read in-depth expert analysis and watch live coverage on ABC News.
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January 14, 2026 at 12:08 AM
The Bloomfield River cod was unknown to science until the 1990s. But it’s thought to be 25 million yrs old. This species only lives between 2 remote waterfalls in the #WetTropics. Scientists are racing to save it.
More here: tinyurl.com/bds3k3a4
tinyurl.com/mvcts22w
#bloomfieldrivercod #endangered
More here: tinyurl.com/bds3k3a4
tinyurl.com/mvcts22w
#bloomfieldrivercod #endangered
Funding green infrastructure to address erosion and flooding - it's one of the recommendations in the new State of the Wet Tropics report.
www.bit.ly/4qBTpvf
#wettropics #climatechange
www.bit.ly/4qBTpvf
#wettropics #climatechange
January 12, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Funding green infrastructure to address erosion and flooding - it's one of the recommendations in the new State of the Wet Tropics report.
www.bit.ly/4qBTpvf
#wettropics #climatechange
www.bit.ly/4qBTpvf
#wettropics #climatechange
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Tree bark has a total surface area similar to all of the land area on Earth. It is home to a wide range of microbial species unknown to science, and they can either take up or emit gases that have a warming effect on the climate
Tree bark microbiome has important overlooked role in climate
Tree bark has a total surface area similar to all of the land area on Earth. It is home to a wide range of microbial species unknown to science, and they can either take up or emit gases that have a warming effect on the climate
www.newscientist.com
January 11, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Tree bark has a total surface area similar to all of the land area on Earth. It is home to a wide range of microbial species unknown to science, and they can either take up or emit gases that have a warming effect on the climate
Reasons we love mangroves: They reduce the force of waves and help to prevent coastal erosion, they store carbon in their roots and soil, helping to reduce greenhouse gases, and they support biodiversity by being breeding grounds for marine life.
#mangroves #wettropics @globalmangroves.bsky.social
#mangroves #wettropics @globalmangroves.bsky.social
January 8, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Reasons we love mangroves: They reduce the force of waves and help to prevent coastal erosion, they store carbon in their roots and soil, helping to reduce greenhouse gases, and they support biodiversity by being breeding grounds for marine life.
#mangroves #wettropics @globalmangroves.bsky.social
#mangroves #wettropics @globalmangroves.bsky.social
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Nature-based solutions use ecosystems like forests, wetlands and soils to support people and protect the planet.
They offer affordable, effective ways to tackle climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution.
Explore how this approach works: unep.org/unep-and-nat...
They offer affordable, effective ways to tackle climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution.
Explore how this approach works: unep.org/unep-and-nat...
January 6, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Nature-based solutions use ecosystems like forests, wetlands and soils to support people and protect the planet.
They offer affordable, effective ways to tackle climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution.
Explore how this approach works: unep.org/unep-and-nat...
They offer affordable, effective ways to tackle climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution.
Explore how this approach works: unep.org/unep-and-nat...
With rain comes frogs... and right to our doorstep 🐸
We loved this surprise at our Cairns office entrance, to start the new work year on the right note.
#frogs #wettropics
We loved this surprise at our Cairns office entrance, to start the new work year on the right note.
#frogs #wettropics
January 6, 2026 at 1:13 AM
With rain comes frogs... and right to our doorstep 🐸
We loved this surprise at our Cairns office entrance, to start the new work year on the right note.
#frogs #wettropics
We loved this surprise at our Cairns office entrance, to start the new work year on the right note.
#frogs #wettropics
January 5, 2026 at 2:20 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
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