Spectacled Flying Fox

Management of the Spectacled Flying Fox (Pteropus conspicillatus) is one of the most contentious natural resource issues in the Wet Tropics. Like other flying foxes, P. conspicillatus is highly mobile and lives at a large spatial scale, crossing mountains, rivers and habitat boundaries.

Cassowary management

The southern cassowary, Casuarius casurarius, is currently listed as Endangered under the Commonwealth  Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, and yet our knowledge of the species is superficial to the point that we don't have reliable or even current estimates of  the species population size.

Fire and carbon in regional Australia

This project is identifying the biophysical, economic and social opportunities for remote communities relating to land management for greenhouse gas abatement, with a focus on fire management in tropical savannas.

The costs and benefits of buffel grass and its management

CSIRO scientists are working with agencies, regional groups and individuals to document the environmental, social and economic benefits and costs of buffel grass.

Improving water quality in the Great Barrier Reef

CSIRO, through the Water for a Healthy Country Flagship, is undertaking research to underpin the effective management of water quality in the Great Barrier Reef.

A remote sensing tool for monitoring landscape health

Water for a Healthy Country Flagship scientists have developed a quantitative tool to help rangeland managers easily and thoroughly monitor the health, or ‘leakiness’, of grazed landscapes.

Threatened species and ecosystems of coastal north Queensland

North Queensland's coastal lowlands have been extensively cleared for agriculture and housing, but the remnant patches of forest that remain among the farmlands are still rich in biodiversity, and support a number of well known threatened species. This project aims to improve their chances of long-term survival.

Restoring Nywaigi Country and Mungalla Wetlands

The Nywaigi people and Mungalla Aboriginal Corporation have been working with CSIRO scientists to develop land management practices and a long term strategy that can restore the health of Nywaigi Country.

The Vicuña – ‘back from the brink’ in South America

The success of international and local efforts to bring South America’s llama-like Vicuña back from the brink of extinction holds valuable lessons for Australia, according to the co-author of a new book on the project, CSIRO’s Professor Iain Gordon.

Expert panel set to discuss Australian Mammal Extinction Crisis

Australia has one of the worst mammal extinction rates in the world, with 22 mammals becoming extinct over the past 200 years. Ground-breaking ideas are now being developed to turn this situation around. (5:04)