APPROVED PROJECTS CONTENTS CLEAN AIR AND URBAN LANDSCAPES HUB............................................1 EARTH SYSTEMS AND CLIMATE CHANGE HUB..........................................3 MARINE BIODIVERSITY HUB.......................................................5 NORTHERN AUSTRALIA ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES HUB................................7 THREATENED SPECIES RECOVERY HUB..............................................11 TROPICAL WATER QUALITY HUB...................................................16 CLEAN AIR AND URBAN LANDSCAPES HUB Proje ct ID Project title Lead organisation NESP funding 1 Western Air-Shed and Particulate Study for Sydney The University of Wollongong $1,241,975 1.1 Extending air quality measurement/monitoring capacity The University of Wollongong $770,982 1.2 Implementing state-of-the-science air quality modelling techniques for estimating human exposure to airborne pollutants The University of Wollongong $453,599 1.3 Exploring potential measurement and modelling techniques for estimating human exposure to airborne pollutants The University of Western Australia $17,394 1.4 Clean Air Plan for Western Sydney The University of Melbourne $0 (funded via co- contributio ns) 2 Data Integration The University of Melbourne $203,542 3 Urban Greening for Liveability and The University $1,105,116
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APPROVED PROJECTS
CONTENTSCLEAN AIR AND URBAN LANDSCAPES HUB..............................................................................................1
EARTH SYSTEMS AND CLIMATE CHANGE HUB........................................................................................3
B3Enhancing access to relevant marine information – developing a service for searching, aggregating and filtering collections of linked open marine data
Geoscience Australia $91,750
B4 Underpinning the repair and conservation of Australia’s threatened coastal habitats – phase 2 James Cook University $520,000
C1 Improving our understanding of pressures on the marine environment CSIRO $551,278
C2 Continental scale tracking of threats to shallow Australian reef ecosystems University of Tasmania $807,147
C3Change detection and monitoring of key marine and coastal environments – application of the Australian Geoscience Data Cube
Geoscience Australia $56,500
C4 The National Outfall database project (Clean Ocean Foundation)
Clean Ocean Foundation $520,000
C5 Quantification of risk from shipping to large marine fauna across Australia CSIRO $367,000
D1National data collation, synthesis and visualisation to support sustainable use, management and monitoring of marine assets
Australian Institute of Marine Science $1,595,900
D2 Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for survey design, condition assessment and trend detection CSIRO $837,712
D3 Implementing monitoring of CMRs and the status of marine biodiversity assets on the continental shelf University of Tasmania $4,829,464
D4 Expanding our spatial knowledge of marine biodiversity to support future best-practice reviews Museum Victoria $770,000
D5 A standardised national assessment of the state of coral and rocky reef biodiversity University of Tasmania $199,233
D6 Socioeconomic benchmarks University of Western Australia $281,902
D7Support for Parks Australia’s Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting and Improvement System for Australian Marine Parks
University of Tasmania;CSIRO
$100,000
D8 Canyon mapping & biodiversity in Gascoyne Marine Park Geoscience Australia $30,000
E1 Guidelines for analysis of cumulative impacts and risks to the Great Barrier Reef CSIRO $400,000
E2Characterising anthropogenic underwater noise to improve understanding of acoustic impacts to marine wildlife
CSIRO $401,855
E3 Microplastics in the Australian marine environment University of Tasmania $50,000
E4 Recreational fishing in Commonwealth waters CSIRO $253,883
NORTHERN AUSTRALIA ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES HUBProject ID
Project title Lead organisation NESP funding
1.1
Identifying critical knowledge gaps in the understanding of environmental resources in northern Australia to better prioritise government investment
University of Western Australia $450,000
1.2Review of integrated models, frameworks and decision support tools to guide management and planning in northern Australia
James Cook University $90,000
1.3.1Critical water needs to sustain freshwater ecosystems and aquatic biodiversity in the Mitchell River
Griffith University $905,600
1.3.2 Environmental Water Requirements for the Daly River, Northern Territory
Charles Darwin University $680,900
1.3.3 Environmental Water Requirements for the Fitzroy River, Western Australia
University of Western Australia $1,080,200
1.4Contribution of rivers to the productivity of floodplains and coastal areas of the southern Gulf of Carpentaria
Griffith University $851,600
1.5
Indigenous water requirements: methods for the determination of Indigenous water requirements and incorporation into water planning in the Fitzroy Catchment, Kimberley
Griffith University $498,400
1.6Multi-objective planning in Northern Australia: co-benefits and trade-offs between environmental, economic, and cultural outcomes
James Cook University $1,092,100
2.1Addressing management of waste and marine debris in remote Northern Australian communities including Cape York
North Australian Indigenous Land and Sea Management Alliance Limited
$100,000
2.2 Mapping to underpin management of littoral rainforests CSIRO $100,000
2.3Weed invasion, fire and ecosystem failure: catchment scale scenario modelling to improve planning and management
Charles Darwin University $789,214
2.4Support for an Emissions Reduction Fund carbon sequestration methodology: Dead organic matter dynamics in semi-arid savannas
CSIRO $187,000
2.5 Defining metrics of success for feral animal management in northern Australia CSIRO $844,200
THREATENED SPECIES RECOVERY HUBProject ID Project title Lead organisation NESP funding
2.4 Development of a Red Hot List for Australia’s most imperilled plants
University of Queensland $412,855
2.4.1 Development of a national action plan for Australian Eucalypts
University of Queensland $40,000
2.5 Securing the Night Parrot University of Queensland $98,000
2.6 Essential research to secure the buff-breasted button-quail
University of Queensland $30,800
3.1Development and interpretation of integrated reporting of trends in Australia's threatened species
University of Queensland $927,795
3.2 Action evaluation and on-ground monitoring of threatened species
The Australian National University $1,055,213
3.2.2.1Using reintroductions and long-term monitoring to unravel causes of decline and extinctions of threatened mammals
Australian National University $584,904
3.2.2.2 Monitoring threatened species in IPAs: Bilbies in the Martu Determination
University of Melbourne $55,533
3.2.2.3A user-friendly tool for evaluating biodiversity monitoring programs with application to Parks Australia
University of Melbourne $45,000
3.2.5
Developing a coordinated monitoring program for threatened vertebrates, their threats and the effectiveness of management investment across arid and semi-arid Australia
University of Melbourne $275,881
3.2.6 Evidence-based management protocols for recovery of multiple threatened woodland birds
University of Queensland $392,622
3.2.7 Managing Jilas on Ngurrara country
Yanunijarra Aboriginal Corporation;Charles Darwin UniversityUniversity of Queensland
$45,000
3.2.8 Bogong moth migration failure and Mountain Pygmy Possums
University of Melbourne $40,000
3.3Practical adaptive management for significantly improving threatened species conservation and recovery programs
The Australian National University $969,469
3.3.2 Adaptive management for threatened mammals in Victorian Central Highlands
Australian National University $476,302
3.3.5 Malleefowl Adaptive Management Experiment University of Melbourne $138,310
3.3.6 Adaptive reintroduction strategies for the critically endangered northern corroboree frog
Australian National University $289,162
3.3.7 Mitigating and Managing Barriers to Fish Passage and Improving River Connectivity
THREATENED SPECIES RECOVERY HUBProject ID Project title Lead organisation NESP funding
4.1 Translocation, reintroduction and conservation fencing for threatened fauna
The University of Western Australia; and University of Queensland
$1,417,815
4.1.5 Decisions for ex situ management of threatened species
University of Queensland $95,193
4.1.7 Enhancing ecosystem function by reintroductions of digging mammals
University of Western Australia $218,034
4.1.8Understanding genomic variation in the western ringtail possum and its application to effective conservation management
University of Western Australia $197,176
4.1.9 Genetic analysis of the Norfolk Island morepork and green parrot
Australian National University;University of Melbourne
$34,000
4.1.11
Re-establishing Critical Weight Range mammals in the Northern Wheatbelt of Western Australia: Reintroductions to a safe haven free of introduced predators
Australian Wildlife Conservancy $183,959
4.1.12 Reintroduction plan to rescue the northern Eastern Bristlebird project
University of Queensland $27,489
4.2 Saving species on Australian islands University of Queensland $845,810
4.2.1 Threatened species and their threats on Australian islands
University of Queensland $0
4.2.2 Actions for saving threatened species on “priority islands”
University of Queensland $0
4.2.3 Post-eradication monitoring and translocation on islands
University of Queensland $0
4.2.3.4 Detecting cryptic burrowing petrel recovery post-eradication in a remote landscape
University of Queensland $15,000
4.2.4 Saving threatened plants on Norfolk Island University of Queensland $0
4.3 Improving threatened plant reintroduction success and species recovery
WA Dept of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions
$474,465
4.4 Identifying and managing refuges from threats University of Queensland $399,870
4.4.7Identifying opportunities for the conservation of threatened birds in Murray-Darling Basin wetland and floodplain habitat
University of Melbourne $92,000
4.4.8 Mapping distributions, threats and opportunities to conserve the greater glider
University of Melbourne $115,000
4.4.9 Targeting predator control in space and time University of Queensland $0
7.4 Cat impacts and management: knowledge exchange for stakeholders
University of Queensland $108,147
7.5 National monitoring priorities, process and prospectus for threatened species
University of Queensland $253,884
7.6 Managing impacts of feral and over-abundant herbivores on threatened species and ecological communities
University of Melbourne $129,500
7.7
Overlaying threat, threatened species ranges, threat mitigation and conservation options – a knowledge synthesis to inform a national approach to fighting extinction
University of Queensland $301,942
7.8Translating research findings on offsets and strategic planning to underpin continuous improvement in policy and practice
University of Queensland $84,321
7.9 Cross-Hub
Cross-Hub Integrated Assessment - Northern Australia CSIRO $40,000
7.10 Conservation decision making for island management: lessons learned
TROPICAL WATER QUALITY HUBProject ID Project title Lead organisation NESP funding
1.1Establishing the future NESP CoTS research framework: ecologically - based approach to the management of CoTS at multiple scales
CSIRO $100,000
1.2Developing an approach to evaluate the effectiveness of investments in riparian management in GBR catchments
CSIRO $99,972
1.3 A validation of coral geochemical records to reconstruct suspended sediment loads to the Great Barrier Reef lagoon
James Cook University $22,500
1.5 Legacy of the Lower Burdekin Water Quality Tender James Cook University $39,795
1.6Multiple and cumulative impacts on the GBR: assessment of current status and development of approaches for management
Australian Institute of Marine Science $99,944
1.7Reducing sediment sources to the Reef: testing the effectiveness of managing alluvial gully erosion
Griffith University $100,000
1.8Sub-catchment scale monitoring, modelling and extension design to support reef water quality improvement
James Cook University $100,000
1.9 The establishment of a future NESP dredging research investment framework
Australian Institute of Marine Science $25,000
1.10Identification, impacts, and prioritization of emerging contaminants present in the GBR and Torres Strait marine environments
Australian Institute of Marine Science $100,000
2.1
Assessing cumulative impacts of climatic disturbances on inshore GBR coral reefs, identifying key refuges and testing the viability of manipulative reef restoration
James Cook University $85,000
2.2A tradable permit scheme for cost effective reduction of nitrogen runoff in sugarcane catchments GBR
Griffith University $99,721
3.1 Seagrass mapping synthesis – A resource for marine park and coastal management James Cook University $36,000
3.10 Benchmarking costs of NRM improvements for the GBR
Central Queensland University $29,487
3.11 Monitoring and adaptively reducing system-wide governance risks facing GBR James Cook University $55,537
3.12 Development of an offset financial contribution calculator for Reef Trust
University of Queensland $80,595
3.13eAtlas 2015 - NESP data management, Torres Strait NRM plan delivery platform and Torres Strait reef mapping
TROPICAL WATER QUALITY HUBProject ID Project title Lead organisation NESP funding
3.2Improving historical estimates of abundance and distribution of dugongs and large green turtles in western and central Torres Strait
James Cook University $97,674
3.3Light thresholds for seagrasses of the GBR: a synthesis and guiding document for managing seagrass
James Cook University $29,755
3.4 Developing and refining biological indicators for seagrass condition assessments in an integrated monitoring program
James Cook University $68,583
3.5 Assessment of key dugong and turtle seagrass resources in the northern Torres Strait James Cook University $99,696
3.6
Establishing a research framework for future NESP investment into better understanding of the presence of Box-Jellyfishes (Irukandji) and risks GBR
James Cook University $30,000
3.7Monitoring the effects of zoning on coral reefs and their associated fish communities in the GBR Marine Park
Australian Institute of Marine Science $100,000
3.8
Towards an integrated monitoring program: identifying indicators and existing monitoring programs to cost-effectively evaluate the Long Term Sustainability Plan
Australian Institute of Marine Science $100,000
3.9Indigenous capacity building and increased participation in management of Queensland sea country
CSIRO;NAILSMA $100,000
2.1.1 Integrated Pest Management of Crown-of-Thorns Starfish CSIRO $604,722
2.1.10The application and adaptation of mine site rehabilitation approaches to alluvial gully rehabilitation in the Bowen Catchment
Griffith University $100,000
2.1.2Scoping options for low-lying, marginal cane land to reduce DIN in priority wet tropics catchments
James Cook University $94,000
2.1.3Harnessing the science of social marketing and behaviour change for improved water quality in the GBR: an action research project
James Cook University $480,000
2.1.4Demonstration and evaluation of gully remediation on downstream water quality and agricultural production in GBR rangelands
CSIRO $600,000
2.1.5What’s really damaging the Reef? Tracing the origin and fate of the environmentally detrimental sediment
James Cook University $600,000
2.1.6From exposure to risk: novel experimental approaches to analyse cumulative impacts and determine thresholds in the GBRWHA
Australian Institute of Marine Science $410,165
2.1.7Engaging with farmers and demonstrating water quality outcomes to create confidence in on-farm decision-making
TROPICAL WATER QUALITY HUBProject ID Project title Lead organisation NESP funding
2.1.8 Improved water quality outcomes from on-farm nitrogen management
University of Queensland $700,000
2.1.9 Risk assessing dredging activities Australian Institute of Marine Science $515,806
2.2.1
Identifying the water quality and ecosystem health threats to the high diversity Torres Strait and Far Northern GBR from runoff from the Fly River
James Cook University $360,000
2.2.2 Impacts of mine-derived pollution on Torres Strait environments and communities CSIRO $290,000
2.2.3 Early warning systems to minimize the risk of box jellyfish stings by empowering stakeholders CSIRO $250,000
2.3.1Benthic light as ecologically-validated GBR-wide indicator for water quality: drivers, thresholds and cumulative risks
Australian Institute of Marine Science $499,471
2.3.2
‘Human sensors’ for monitoring Great Barrier Reef environmental changes and quality of marine waters through harnessing Big Data analysis
Griffith University $227,145
2.3.3
Building Indigenous livelihood and co-management opportunities in the Northern GBR—ecosystem services and conservation governance for water quality
CSIRO $250,000
2.3.4Working with traditional owners and local citizens to better manage GBR estuarine wetlands
James Cook University $450,000
2.3.5 eAtlas - Data management for environmental research
Australian Institute of Marine Science $450,000
3.1.1 Implementation of the Crown of Thorns research strategy: regional strategies CSIRO $682,542
3.1.2Improving water quality for the Great Barrier Reef and wetlands by better managing irrigation in the sugarcane farming system
James Cook University $458,103
3.1.3
Harnessing the science of social marketing in communication materials development and behaviour change for improved water quality in the GBR: a desktop review (2.1.3 – Stage 2)
James Cook University $19,000
3.1.4 Optimizing the management of riparian zones to improve the health of the Great Barrier Reef CSIRO $178,491
3.1.5Ecotoxicology of pesticides on the Great Barrier Reef for guideline development and risk assessments
TROPICAL WATER QUALITY HUBProject ID Project title Lead organisation NESP funding
3.1.6Exploring trading in water quality credits as a cost-effective approach for managing water quality in the Great Barrier Reef
Griffith University $316,837
3.1.7Reducing sediment loads to the Great Barrier Reef: developing optimal approaches for treating alluvial gully erosion
Griffith University $600,000
3.1.8Innovative economic levers: a system for underwriting risk of practice change in cane-farming
CSIRO $400,000
3.2.1
Deriving ecologically relevant load targets to meet desired ecosystem condition for the Great Barrier Reef: a case study for seagrass meadows in the Burdekin region
James Cook University $497,765
3.2.2The IMS 2050 Human Dimensions Project: cost-effective Indicators and metrics for key GBRWHA human dimensions
James Cook University $150,000
3.2.3Monitoring aesthetic value of the Great Barrier Reef by using artificial intelligence to score photos and videos
Griffith University $99,028
3.2.4 Defining, assessing and monitoring Great Barrier Reef aesthetics CSIRO $105,336
3.2.5 Testing and implementation of the water quality metric for the 2017 and 2018 reef report cards
Australian Institute of Marine Science $140,000
3.3.1 Quantifying the linkages between water quality and the thermal tolerance of GBR coral reefs
Australian Institute of Marine Science $590,264
3.3.2 Science evaluation of coastal wetland systems repair projects across GBR catchments James Cook University $536,932
3.3.3Defining the values of the ecological systems that influence the GBR and lie outside the marine park and world heritage area boundaries
James Cook University $256,030
4.1 Crown-of-thorns starfish: surveillance and life history CSIRO $497,500
4.2 Oceanographic drivers of bleaching in the GBR: from observations to prediction
Australian Institute of Marine Science $537,852
4.3 Best practice coral restoration for the Great Barrier Reef James Cook University $607,000
4.4 The traits of corals that survived recent bleaching events
Australian Institute of Marine Science $582,218
4.5 Guidance system for resilience-based management of the Great Barrier Reef
TROPICAL WATER QUALITY HUBProject ID Project title Lead organisation NESP funding
4.6 Recommendations for maintaining functioning of the Great Barrier Reef
University of Queensland $299,583
4.7 Indigenous coral reef tourism Central Queensland University $100,000
4.8 ‘Project 25’ – farmers, water quality and on-farm decision-making James Cook University $600,000
4.9 Gully characterisation framework to underpin GBR catchment water quality management Griffith University $53,429
4.10 Evaluating the costs and benefits of agricultural land conversion to wetlands James Cook University $482,947
4.11 Sources, transformations, fate of dissolved organic carbon, implications for GBR Griffith University $26,470
4.12Measuring cost-effectiveness and identifying key barriers and enablers of lasting behavioural change in the cane industry
Griffith University $404,985
4.13 Cross-Hub Collaboration
Assessing the Gulf of Carpentaria mangrove dieback James Cook University $200,000
5.1Matching the Crown-of-Thorns Starfish Integrated Pest Management to the scale of the new Control Program
CSIRO $494,360
5.2
From exposure to risk: Novel experimental approaches to analyse cumulative impacts and determine thresholds in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area (GBRWHA)
Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS)
$120,000
5.3Benthic light as ecologically-validated GBR-wide indicator for water quality: Drivers, thresholds and cumulative risks
Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS)
$137,350
5.4
Deriving ecologically relevant targets to meet desired ecosystem condition for the Great Barrier Reef: A case study for seagrass meadows in the Burdekin region
James Cook University $200,886
5.5 Measuring aesthetic and experience values using Big Data approaches Griffith University $237,216
5.6 Designing the Aesthetics Long Term Monitoring Program (ALTMP) CSIRO $149,743
5.7
Assessment and communication of the spatial variability in bleaching severity throughout the GBR following back-to-back bleaching events in 2016-17
Australian Institute of Marine Science $65,000
5.8 What’s really damaging the Reef? Tracing the origin and fate of the environmentally detrimental sediment and associated
