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Sharing fire knowledge, bio-cultural landscape profiles, and improving Midlands biodiversity

The national NRM update for October 2024 represents just a handful of NRM projects among hundreds happening across Australia, which are made possible through funding from the Australian Government, state governments and others.

This month’s Snapshot projects

Sharing fire knowledge

Knowledge-sharing event sharing cultural burning practices and different perspectives on fire

Calculating total grazing pressure

Drones used to equip pastoralists with the tools to adapt to drought and other climate impacts

Bio-cultural Landscape Profiles launched

Three-year project captures traditional language and ecological knowledge for future generations

New understanding of a rare plant brings back butterfly

Coastal saw-sedge plant rejuvenates habitat for butterflies, birds and lizards alike

eDNA tracks platypus populations

Climate change, contaminants and litter from increasing urbanisation are impacting the platypus

Buoyant results from volunteer fish float count

Volunteers and clean-up events monitor and document fishing related litter

Improving Midlands biodiversity

Addressing key threats, promoting sustainable land management, and engaging the community in conservation efforts
Delivering Outcomes

Regional NRM organisations partnering to deliver on-ground outcomes

Working at a landscape-scale to deliver nature-positive outcomes and productive resilient landscapes