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.
Mangroves absorb 4 to 10 times more carbon than other trees - and do it up to 50 times faster. They're also a natural defence against erosion and storm impacts, and they filter water flowing out to the Great Barrier Reef. A lot to love.
Image: Cairns Esplanade
#mangroves #bluecarbon #waterquality
Image: Cairns Esplanade
#mangroves #bluecarbon #waterquality
February 8, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Mangroves absorb 4 to 10 times more carbon than other trees - and do it up to 50 times faster. They're also a natural defence against erosion and storm impacts, and they filter water flowing out to the Great Barrier Reef. A lot to love.
Image: Cairns Esplanade
#mangroves #bluecarbon #waterquality
Image: Cairns Esplanade
#mangroves #bluecarbon #waterquality
While looking for frogs: A discovery in the half-light of early morning... This Christmas orchid (Calanthe triplicata) was admired by field officers on rainforested Mt Lewis in the Wet Tropics.
It's also where we are monitoring the endangered mountain-top nursery frog.
#orchids #wettropics #frogs
It's also where we are monitoring the endangered mountain-top nursery frog.
#orchids #wettropics #frogs
February 4, 2026 at 3:09 AM
While looking for frogs: A discovery in the half-light of early morning... This Christmas orchid (Calanthe triplicata) was admired by field officers on rainforested Mt Lewis in the Wet Tropics.
It's also where we are monitoring the endangered mountain-top nursery frog.
#orchids #wettropics #frogs
It's also where we are monitoring the endangered mountain-top nursery frog.
#orchids #wettropics #frogs
A passion for fruit makes the southern cassowary a super-sized helper in Wet Tropics rainforests. They swallow native fruits whole, the seeds remain intact and while they roam the rainforest their digestive processes help it to grow.
📷 Terrain's Bronwyn Robertson
#cassowary #wettropics #rainforest
📷 Terrain's Bronwyn Robertson
#cassowary #wettropics #rainforest
February 3, 2026 at 12:37 AM
A passion for fruit makes the southern cassowary a super-sized helper in Wet Tropics rainforests. They swallow native fruits whole, the seeds remain intact and while they roam the rainforest their digestive processes help it to grow.
📷 Terrain's Bronwyn Robertson
#cassowary #wettropics #rainforest
📷 Terrain's Bronwyn Robertson
#cassowary #wettropics #rainforest
On World Wetlands Day: Take a look at a constructed wetland that's filtering water and improving its quality enroute to the Great Barrier Reef. The wetland was built on farmland in the Wet Tropics region:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCjv...
#worldwetlandsday #wetlands #waterquality #greatbarrierreef
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCjv...
#worldwetlandsday #wetlands #waterquality #greatbarrierreef
February 2, 2026 at 5:51 AM
On World Wetlands Day: Take a look at a constructed wetland that's filtering water and improving its quality enroute to the Great Barrier Reef. The wetland was built on farmland in the Wet Tropics region:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCjv...
#worldwetlandsday #wetlands #waterquality #greatbarrierreef
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCjv...
#worldwetlandsday #wetlands #waterquality #greatbarrierreef
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Sharing our tropical paradise with Spectacled Flying-foxes... Heatwaves in 2018–19 led to 23,000+ deaths in the Cairns region. Now we're working to help this endangered species prosper, and to build better relationships between flying-foxes and their human neighbours.
#endangered #bats #flyingfox
#endangered #bats #flyingfox
September 15, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Sharing our tropical paradise with Spectacled Flying-foxes... Heatwaves in 2018–19 led to 23,000+ deaths in the Cairns region. Now we're working to help this endangered species prosper, and to build better relationships between flying-foxes and their human neighbours.
#endangered #bats #flyingfox
#endangered #bats #flyingfox