OUR extraordinary region includes some of the planet’s most
diverse and beautiful landscapes. There are vast sweeping savannas,
incorporating woodlands and grassy plains, and montane rainforests,
some of which fringe World Heritage-listed wetlands that flow
directly into the world’s largest coral reef.
Flora and fauna must adapt to highly-
variable environments – from flooding rains
in some years to semi-arid conditions in
others.
Managed 24 weed
species across 120ha.
land and sea
threatening to over-run beach scrub
Removed 4,500kg of
marine debris.
Supported by 572
volunteer days.
Our wetlands follow suit, alternating
between extreme wet and dry cycles.
All of these fragile ecological communities
face diverse threats, including pest
plants and animals, vegetation clearing,
overgrazing and climate change.
NQ Dry Tropics plays a lead role in
protecting, maintaining and restoring
biodiversity – with cooperation and
community involvement at the heart of
these efforts.
Our projects support communities to
manage country using best practice
conservation methods.
We work with key community stakeholders
to strategically identify natural assets in the
landscape, determine the threats they face,
and develop targeted, investment-ready,
value-for-money projects to conserve them.
This work is supported through
funding from the Australian
Government’s National
Landcare Program.
PROTECTING BIODIVERSITY