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The Wet Tropics community has been a trailblazer in the landcare movement for the past 40 years, with many individuals and organisations committed to protecting and restoring our landscapes. However, the threats to our biodiversity and ecosystems are accelerating and we need to work together to maximise our impact.
The Wet Tropics Restoration Program (the Program) builds upon the achievements of the 2021 Wet Tropics Landscape Restoration Symposium and incorporates the recommendations outlined in the 2020–21 State of Wet Tropics Report: Growing opportunities—landscape restoration for biodiversity and ecosystem recovery.
Field days and workshops: We host a number of events around the Wet Tropics region to provide landholder and managers opportunities to share knowledge and skills on the latest innovations and best practice in restoration
Develop people, purpose and place-based plans: Focusing on priority climate refugia catchments on the Southern Atherton Tablelands and Daintree lowlands.
Design and implement an investment prospectus: Attracting and targeting initial landscape
investment.
Quantification of climate benefits: Assessing the World Heritage-listed Wet Tropics forests as carbon sinks and major carbon stores.
Identifying market investment options: Support the upscaling of restoration efforts through the emerging carbon and biodiversity markets.
Development of landholder extension tools: Providing support for landholders.
The Wet Tropics Restoration Alliance (the Alliance) was established in 2022 by the Wet Tropics Management Authority, with support from Terrain NRM and James Cook University. Its mission is to scale up restoration efforts across the Wet Tropics bioregion so that we can support future climate adaptation. The Alliance aims to elevate landscape restoration and repair in the Wet Tropics beyond business-as-usual scaling up efforts and to expand the sector to facilitate sustained support for restoration initiatives beyond sporadic grant funding. For more details on the Wet Tropics Restoration Alliance and how you can be involved, visit www.restorationwettropics.org or reach out to the coordination team at restoration@wtma.qld.gov.au.
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