Life on Earth depends on biodiversity. But it’s disappearing faster than ever. National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) are each country’s plan to protect nature and reverse this loss. Here’s why they matter: https://shorturl.at/3qX7R

The Bloomfield River cod was unknown to science until the 1990s. But it’s thought to be 25 million yrs old. This species only lives between 2 remote waterfalls in the #WetTropics. Scientists are racing to save it. More here: tinyurl.com/bds3k3a4 tinyurl.com/mvcts22w #bloomfieldrivercod #endangered

Funding green infrastructure to address erosion and flooding - it's one of the recommendations in the new State of the Wet Tropics report. www.bit.ly/4qBTpvf #wettropics #climatechange

Tree bark has a total surface area similar to all of the land area on Earth. It is home to a wide range of microbial species unknown to science, and they can either take up or emit gases that have a warming effect on the climate

Reasons we love mangroves: They reduce the force of waves and help to prevent coastal erosion, they store carbon in their roots and soil, helping to reduce greenhouse gases, and they support biodiversity by being breeding grounds for marine life. #mangroves #wettropics @globalmangroves.bsky.social

Nature-based solutions use ecosystems like forests, wetlands and soils to support people and protect the planet. They offer affordable, effective ways to tackle climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution. Explore how this approach works: unep.org/unep-and-nat...

With rain comes frogs... and right to our doorstep 🐸 We loved this surprise at our Cairns office entrance, to start the new work year on the right note. #frogs #wettropics

Intense rain, steep slopes. #wettropics #wetseason

Vivid and vivacious: The Scarlet Honeyeater, or Myzomela sanguinolenta. Terrain NRM's Bronwyn Robertson took this photo while watching the hunt for nectar, fruit and insects. #honeyeater #scarlethoneyeater

Cost of wind and batteries fall, coal and gas rise as CSIRO finds new way to show renewables are cheapest reneweconomy.com.au/cost-of-wind...

Great Barrier Reef zoning & fisheries management adopted in 2004 have likely played an important role in recovering fish populations, reducing outbreaks of crown of thorns starfish, and mitigating coral loss, according to new modeling-based evidence. @csiro.bsky.social #greatbarrierreef

Zuni bowls: A cost-effective, environmentally friendly solution for gully erosion in the Wet Tropics. Built into gully heads with abrupt drops, they take most of the water's energy away by slowing it down. A fix for small-scale erosion that’s impacting farming & the Reef. #zunibowl #erosion

An indication of the dire straits some of our species are in given the impacts of invasive species. Genetic modification developments for the endangered northern quoll. Numbers have dropped dramatically since cane toads spread through northern Australia. #northernquoll #endangered #canetoads

Great to be delivering a new $7.5 million project to improve sugar cane crop yields while also reducing nutrient and pesticide impacts on the Great Barrier Reef, thanks to the Australian Government's Reefwise Farming Program. #greatbarrierreef #sugarcane

New study finds 300 hectares of mangroves around Cairns Airport stores 2000+ metric tons of carbon annually - making ongoing care & monitoring of these and other coastal wetlands important for slowing climate change. www.msn.com/en-us/news/w... #bluecarbon #mangroves #climatechange #cairns #carbon

How many of us can relate to this? A Terrain NRM staff member has been loving watching these olive-backed sunbirds grow up in her garden in Cairns. Sunbirds = happiness! #sunbirds #cairns #backyardbirds

"Without human connection, climate messages often become background noise.”

Despite taking up just 0.26% of Australia’s total area, the Wet Tropics bio-region contains half of Australia’s bird species, one third of its mammals, about 3000 plant species and 600+_ different coral species. #biodiversity #wettropics

With large areas of fragmented habitat in the Wet Tropics, we are working with landholders to reconnect/buffer habitat in strategic areas to improve ecosystem function. The end goal of 'Green Connections' is one large, healthy and intact system that's more resilient. terrain.org.au/why-invest-i...

Our tropical forests - an integral part of our response to climate change.

95 per cent of food production relies on soil. Healthy topsoil is vital but we are losing it at an alarming rate. We support landholders to switch to sustainable farming systems that build organic matter, increase biodiversity, improve water cycling and capture carbon. #soil #soilhealth

He's not just hanging out there, he's trapped. 200+ little red #bats were rescued from barbed wire fences in windy, foggy weather over 10 days. Many of them were euthanised. Changing the top strand to plain wire saves lives - for bats, #owls, #gliders. www.terrain.org.au/wildlife-friendly-fencing

The Wet Tropics world heritage rainforest is large areas of fragmented habitat. Our goal is to reconnect and buffer them to create a large, healthy and intact system that is more resilient... to conserve this critical ecosystem for future generations. #wettropics #rainforest #revegetation #trees

Jane Goodall showed tremendous courage in charting her own course as a pioneering researcher – and working to spread hope wherever she went.

It's birthing season for the critically endangered Spectacled Flying-fox in Far North Queensland. This little fella was found abandoned and taken into care. He'll be ready to fly off in about 3 months 🦇

Farmer - Water Sampler - Waterway Lover. Wendy Finlayson helps with one of our water monitoring projects. "I love seeing how much life and activity there is in the creeks and drains, and seeing how our farming culture can work in with our waterways". #waterways #wettropics #watersampling

"The greatest danger to our future is apathy. ... What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make." - Vale Jane Goodall (1934-2025).

Australian cities are also important in our efforts to conserve biodiversity. #biodiversity #urbanplanning

Nature at its best. One of our field officers spotted this moth during vegetation surveys in broad leaf tea tree woodlands. #broadleafteatree #moths #wettropics

"Science is a quiet companion, one that fuels our homes, keeps us healthy, and opens our eyes to the wonders of the world." enlightio.com/reasons-why-...

Fish DNA - 'Sherlock Holmes' scientists are using it up to see which fish species are moving to new homes off the east coast of Australia as climate change changes temperatures, ocean currents and habitats... #eDNA #DNA

Chattering in the treetops: It's baby season for Spectacled Flying-foxes and a vulnerable time for this endangered species given their maternity roosts in residential areas. We've created this FAQs page: terrain.org.au/baby-bat-sea... #bats #spectacledflyingfox #endangered

"Towns like Cairns, Mackay, Bundaberg, Townsville, Childers and Tully could become bio precinct hubs, producing clean liquid fuels, biogas and renewable electricity." #renewableenergy #sugarcane #biofuel

A conversation we need to have, as we look to natural systems to manage multiple hazards. #mangroves #wettropics

Sharing our tropical paradise with Spectacled Flying-foxes... Heatwaves in 2018–19 led to 23,000+ deaths in the Cairns region. Now we're working to help this endangered species prosper, and to build better relationships between flying-foxes and their human neighbours. #endangered #bats #flyingfox

Soil: One of our most valuable natural assets. Sugar cane farmers in the Wet Tropics are trialling different cover crops - in previously fallow paddocks - to improve their soil's health. terrain.org.au/what-we-do/s... #soil #soilhealth #wettropics

In Cairns this week... So we are presenting on our biodiversity credit scheme, Cassowary Credits, and co-hosting field trips all over the Wet Tropics region - to biodiversity hotspots, farms, erosion remediation sites, wetland restoration sites, nature refuges and more. #biodiversity #wettropics

Scientists at an Adelaide lab have been working on a new method to break down PFAS, involving a photocatalyst powder and UV light. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09... #PFAS

Congratulations Tangaroa Blue. This not-for-profit organisation is using 'trash' - GPS-enabled buoys that wash up on Far North Queensland beaches - to track and recover abandoned fishing nets, known as ghost nets. #ghostnets #queensland #greatbarrierreef

Fish for lunch! A striated heron with quite the mouthful on the banks of the Daintree River. Image: Rebel Warren #Daintree #worldheritage #heron #wettropics #mangroves #fishing

Things we can all do to reduce our soft plastic waste... "Australia is still the second largest per capita consumer of single-use plastics in the world, our per capita use is excessive, with much packaging completely unnecessary.”

"The problem today isn’t change. It’s the speed of change. We can’t just plant more drought-resistant crops or assume that nature will catch up. We must slow down the system." yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/08/natu...

Turtle love: Photographer Conor Moore says: "It took a few attempts to get the turtles used to me swimming underneath them." Taken at the Frankland Islands south of Cairns, this image was an entry in the 2025 Wet Tropics Waterways Photo Competition. #turtles #wettropics #franklandislands #cairns

Future scientists and land managers. At a local creek learning about the importance of clean water and how to look after our waterways and the Great Barrier Reef. #NationalScienceWeek #greatbarrierreef

Ulysses butterflies, Australia’s largest snake, rare waterfall frogs, Lumholtz’s tree kangaroos, green ringtail possums, musky rat-kangaroos... The Wet Tropics region's biodiversity is off tap! There are nine other great places in this story too. #biodiversity #wettropics

Bridging the gaps. It's what we do in the biodiversity, soil, waterway health and climate fields as a natural management resource organisation. terrain.org.au #nrm #preyingmantis #insects

International efforts to reach agreement on reducing plastic pollution are disappointing. But we don’t need to wait for a treaty to make changes in our own lives. 👉 theconversation.com/the-glo...