#Ecosystem management

2. Aerial flood photographs taken in the Townsville region

Buying time for the Barrier Reef – shading coral and controlling starfish show promise at large scale

Shading corals to reduce mass bleaching and expanding the control of coral-eating crown-of-thorns starfish—if socially acceptable and done on a large scale—could buy at least 10 to 20 years for the Great Barrier Reef, according to scientists who have for the first time modelled all of the world’s biggest marine ecosystem.

A satellite image of the coast of Queensland near Townsville. A brown plume swirls into the blue/green water near the coast at the mouth of the Burdekin River.

eReefs: integrated environmental intelligence for managing the Reef

This interactive platform puts information about management options and past, present, and future conditions of the Reef at users’ flipper-tips.

Close-up shot of a Loggerhead turtle with barnacles on its shell swimming over coral reefs.

A complete DNA barcode library to manage Australia’s environment

eDNA is poised to revolutionise the way we monitor Australia’s natural environment but it relies on a complete reference library of DNA barcodes. That's where we step in. CSIRO is working with partners to create this library for Australia’s most important species.

Researchers at Heron Island

Sea-lebrating coral restoration efforts

Our researchers have been on the larvae lookout of the coral kind on the Great Barrier Reef to trial new, innovative techniques to restore damaged parts of the Reef.

Lush green forest and mountains surrounding a lake at Cradle Mountain, Tasmania

Saving the world’s ecosystems one A at a time

Scientists examine 19 ecosystems under pressure, from the beautiful to the rare.

Graphic of an offshore ocean environment including aquaculture, and wind farms

Australia’s blue economy set to boost coronavirus recovery

As the pandemic impacts industries across the world, managing ocean resources sustainably is more important than ever to spur new marine and economic opportunities.

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Prawn fishery counts its natural capital

Natural capital accounting can help fisheries businesses assess the risks and opportunities associated with the ecosystem assets they rely on.

Why we need biodiversity for life on our planet

In his latest documentary, David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet, the famed naturalist maps how steeply the planet’s biodiversity has diminished over his lifetime. Its release coincides with a United Nations Summit on Biodiversity which has called for urgent action on biodiversity for sustainable development. 

A Hawksbill sea turtle swimming over a reef.

Discovering the lifespans of marine turtles

A new study using ground breaking science for environmental management has revealed the lifespans of five species of marine turtles.