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Wet Tropics Major Integrated Project

Wet Tropics Major Integrated Project "Wet Tropics People - setting the course for the reef"

Specifications

  • Client: Terrain NRM
  • Scope:

    Verterra is a consortium partner with Terrain NRM who is leading the Wet Tropics Major Integrated Project (MIP), “Wet Tropics People – setting the course for the reef”. The project will focus on improving water quality from cane and banana farms in the Tully and Johnstone River Catchments. Under the program, landholders are being engaged to work together with natural resource managers and scientists to actively contribute to the design of the project. Phase 1 (Design) collaborative workshops are underway which will feed into development of the project.

  • Challenge:

    Land management practices, particularly from bananas, sugar cane and extensive grazing, as well as man-made impacts on the environment including sodic erosion gullies, mining and infrastructure, can lead to elevated export of sediment, nutrients and pesticides from coastal waterways. These pollutants can lead to stress of the Great Barrier Reef ecosystem, particularly inshore reefs, seagrass beds and Crown of Thorn starfish outbreaks.

  • Benefit to Client:

    Verterra is currently participating in Phase 1 (Design Workshops) for the project. We are a leader in ecological engineering theory and practice. “Ecological Engineering: The design, construction and management of sustainable ecosystems that integrate human society with its natural environment for the benefit of both.” (Mitsch and Jorgensen, 2003). Our combination of highly skilled and nationally certified environmental scientists and experienced land, crop and plantation management practitioners enable us to deliver sustainable and cost effective land, water and vegetation management solutions, turning risk into value for organisations seeking positive economic outcomes. Verterra offers the project our strengths in agricultural extension; beneficial use of biosolids management for agriculture; soil science, soil capability and landscape risk analysis and carbon management.

  • Market Sector: Environment and Natural Resources
  • Capabilities:
    • Natural resource management and environmental economics
    • Erosion and Sediment Control
  • Location: Queensland
  • Year: 2017