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Our researchers are exploring how to maximise water resource allocation across the vast and diverse landscapes of Northern Australia, advising policymakers on potential impacts to ecosystems.

Sustainable water security in northern Australia

Featured project

Freshwater and wetland habitats are the lungs of our environment, filtering pollutants, supporting biodiversity, and maintaining good water quality.

We use innovative and science-based solutions to restore, preserve, and rehabilitate coastal wetlands. This research is key in developing coastal restoration, optimising water resource allocation, improving carbon storage, protecting coastlines, and boosting biodiversity.

Wetlands and freshwater habitats

We are working with the Department for Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water to improve Australia's environmental planning and approval processes for threatened and migratory species and ecological communities.

Improving outcomes for threatened and migratory species and threatened ecological communities

Research

COMING SOON

We are developing restoration techniques for oyster reefs and Vallisneria, marking the first Vallisneria restoration in Australia and the first oyster reef restoration in the Australian tropics.

Oyster and Vallisneria restoration with Wanjuru-Yidinji Traditional Owners

Restoration, Community

COMING SOON

This project identifies potential wetland restoration sites between Cairns and Gladstone.

Scoping coastal wetlands and suitable trees for blue carbon restoration

Monitoring

COMING SOON

Our team is developing guideline values that can protect temporary aquatic ecosystems from contaminants. This will inform and improve mine site operations and rehabilitation in the future.

Monitoring and protection of temporary waters in Northern Australia

COMING SOON

We are investigating carbon storage in restoration projects and their role in capturing nutrients from farm runoff.

Carbon storage and nutrient capture in restoration projects

Restoration, Research

COMING SOON

This project has developed a comprehensive roadmap to guide coordinated, large-scale coastal and marine restoration efforts in Australia.

Roadmap to large scale restoration

Research

COMING SOON

We use green engineering and nature-based solutions to help industries boost biodiversity, such as fish hotels and improved sea walls.

Nature-based solutions for industries to boost biodiversity

Restoration

COMING SOON

We lead the science behind restoration projects, focusing on enhancing biodiversity, maximising carbon storage, and protecting coastlines.

Science-led coastal restoration

Restoration

COMING SOON

Our researchers are exploring how to maximise water resource allocation across the vast and diverse landscapes of Northern Australia, advising policymakers on potential impacts to ecosystems.

Sustainable water security in northern Australia

Monitoring

COMING SOON

Research

Cadier C, Waltham NJ, Canning A, Fry S, Adame MF.

Wetlands and freshwater habitats

Tidal restoration to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from freshwater impounded coastal wetlands.

Duke NC, Mackenzie J, Canning A, Kovacs J, Cormier R, Castle Y.

Wetlands and freshwater habitats

PCPA Champ – Port Curtis and Port Alma coastal habitat archive and monitoring program – Final Report.

Canning A.

Wetlands and freshwater habitats

Scoping the suitability of water-tolerant trees for swamp restorations across Australia and its Great Barrier Reef catchment.

Campbell CJ, James CS, Morris KN, et al.

Wetlands and freshwater habitats

Blue, green and in-between: objectives and approaches for evaluating wetland flow regimes based on vegetation outcomes.

Canning AD, Smart JCR, Dyke J, Curwen C, Hasan S, Waltham NJ.

Wetlands and freshwater habitats

Constructed wetlands suitability for sugarcane profitability, freshwater biodiversity and ecosystem services.

Murray NJ, Worthington TA, Bunting P, et al.

Wetlands and freshwater habitats

High-Resolution mapping of losses and gains of Earth's tidal wetlands.

Wolanski E, & Hopper C.

Wetlands and freshwater habitats

Dams and climate change accelerate channel avulsion and coastal erosion and threaten Ramsar-listed wetlands in the larges Great Barrier Reef watershed.

Rodellas V, Stieglitz TC, Tamborski JJ, van Beek P, Andrisoa A, Cook PG.

Wetlands and freshwater habitats

Conceptual uncertainties in groundwater and porewater fluxes estimated by radon and radium mass balances.

Reports and publications

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