Ecosystems
CSIRO Centre for Arid Zone Research
The Centre for Arid Zone Research (CAZR) is situated in Alice Springs, Northern Territory, and is engaged in research projects studying arid and semi-arid rangeland ecology and natural resource management including socioeconomic and policy aspects.
CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems
CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems is focused on maintaining the sustainability of Australia's landscapes, environments and communities. With laboratories located across Australia, their research targets a diverse range of regions and sustainability issues.
CSIRO Tropical Ecosystems Research Centre (TERC)
The CSIRO Tropical Ecosystems Research Centre (TERC) in Darwin, Northern Territory, serves as a focus for research in the seasonal tropics of northern Australia. Scientists research issues such as conservation management of natural and semi-natural areas, tropical agriculture and horticulture and ecology and integrated control of weeds.
CSIRO Tropical Forest Research Centre (TFRC)
The CSIRO Tropical Forest Research Centre, located in Atherton, Far North Queensland, provides a research base for a number of scientists engaged in projects studying aspects of the tropical forest environment.
Protecting the Environment
Antarctica is the world's greatest wilderness, a legacy of the past supercontinent, Gondwana. Although one of the harshest environments on the planet, Antarctica is also one of the most vulnerable, one which Australia and other parties to the Antarctic Treaty are committed to protecting.
River Landscapes
The National Rivers Consortium, National Riparian Lands R&D Program, National River Contaminants Program and Environmental Water Allocation Program invest in research and development activities, as well as in how to exchange knowledge and information between the many different groups involved in river and riparian management. Overall, these programs aim to assist landholders, government agencies, and community groups to better manage river landscapes.
Wet Tropics Management Authority
The Wet Tropics Management Authority is a small agency responsible for managing the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area. It answers to both levels of Government, and is directed by an independent board of directors appointed by the Ministerial Council.
