COOLmob is a project organised by volunteers from the Darwin community working together to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions through improved home energy efficiency, reduced car usage and less waste going to landfill.
Cane Toads will be arriving in Darwin this wet season and the use of traps is just one way the public can help in the fight against the toad. The NT Government has announced the availability of a $30 cane toad trap rebate system to Territorians. Although traps won't eradicate the toad, they will assist greatly in reducing toad numbers so we can keep our native wildlife. Check out our household guide to combating cane toads.
With a breathtaking mix of weathered landscapes, vast plains, rivers, wetlands and coastal and marine environments, the Darwin Harbour Catchment holds significant social, economic, environmental and cultural importance within the Top End Community. Covering 3227sq km, the Catchment stretches from the cities of Darwin and Palmerston extending as far south as Darwin River Dam to the outskirts of Humpty Doo, the Cox Peninsula and the settlements of Belyeun and Wagait Beach.
The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is an independent body that advises the Northern Territory Government, business and the community on matters of ecological sustainable development. The Authority's primary focus is the investigation of issues within the Northern Territory environmental legislative and policy environment in order to provide public recommendations to the Minister for Natural Resources, Environment and Heritage. The EPA is currently reviewing the Northern Territory's environmental impact assessment procedures. The EPA can also accept third party referrals to provide policy level advice on environmental matters.
The Environmental Impacts Assessment Register is a list of all development projects within the Northern Territory divided into three sections. Current projects subject to review under the Environmental Assessment Act, projects which are currently on hold for various reasons and projects already assessed under the Environmental Assessment Act.
The George Brown Darwin Botanic Gardens was established 130 years ago to introduce and evaluate plants for food and flavour to a small developing community and has since become important in the recreational and scientific life of the city. There are several walking tracks, a plant display house and several areas for functions, such as weddings, throughout the Gardens.
All the latest in Greenhouse news. The State and Territory Greenhouse Gas Emissions report provides an overview of the Northern Territory greenhouse gas emissions inventory for the year 2002. The Northern Territory Strategy for Greenhouse Action addresses greenhouse issues in the Northern Territory and was developed in accordance with the Northern Territory Greenhouse Policy Framework.
The Northern Territory Government's Greenhouse site provides an overview of the enhanced greenhouse effect, climate change, the influences these will have on the Northern Territory, what Governments are doing about it and how you can help. The site includes links to more detailed information on understanding greenhouse science, NT greenhouse gas emissions, greenhouse action, global warming and much more.
Groundwater is the life blood of the Northern Territory. Both human activity and natural ecosystems are dependant on and interact with groundwater. Browse through these pages which include information on the great artesian basin and inland salinity.
Since 1981 when the first jointly managed park, Garig Gunak Barlu National Park, was established the Parks and Wildlife Service has entered into joint management arrangements with indigenous Territorians in several parks and reserves. The aim being to protect the biological diversity of the parks whilst still serving visitor and community needs for education and enjoyment.
The Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory's (MAGNT) Maritime Gallery houses the largest museum collection of Southeast Asian historic boats and ethnographic watercraft in Australia. The Gallery has a permanent display of 21 boats and canoes.
Approximately 100 years before European settlement (1788), the northern shores of Australia were visited by Monsoon traders from the eastern part of (modern day) Indonesia. Marine products such as trepang (a holothurian), turtle-shell (from the hawks-bill), pearls and timber were collected.
The Northern Territory Heritage Register lists all the places and objects that the Minister has declared under the Heritage Conservation Act 1991. It also includes details of interim conservation orders, conservation management plans and heritage agreements.
Native vegetation clearing has been controlled on pastoral land and within the Litchfield Shire for many years. To ensure the sustainable management of the Territory's natural resources, the NT Government introduced native vegetation clearing controls. From here you can access a copy of the Clearing Controls, a register of approved land clearing and electronic copies of current land clearing applications.
Pastoralism has played an important part in the development of the Northern Territory with pastoral lands occupying approximately 50% of the land area. These grazing lands are known as ‘rangelands’. The Soils of the Northern Territory are generally low in nutrient value resulting in low nutrient pasture; consequently for Pastoralism to be of economic value, herds and properties are necessarily large with some paddocks being 100’s of square kilometres in size.
The management of soil is an important consideration, particularly in urban areas and on rural properties where the risk of significant off-site impacts must be managed. Soil is made up of air, water, minerals and organic material and is one of the most important natural resources on earth. Most life on earth depends on soil as a direct or indirect source of food. Plants and animals source their nutrients from the soil and it is home to many different forms of life. Soil comes in a variety of forms and takes many years to develop, however it can be destroyed very easily.
Surface water is water above ground in lakes, waterholes, rivers, wetlands and dams. They are both a natural resource and potential hazard to human activity. Learn everything about surface water from the basics to Telemetered Gauging Stations.
If you like the thought of being involved in the care of the Northern Territory's parks, reserves and wildlife, then the Volunteers in Parks program may be for you! Fulfilling the role to protect wildlife within and outside Northern Territory parks and reserves involves a range of activities including bushfires control, wildlife management, research and park management.
The World War II Shipwrecks are a direct result of the first Japanese air raid on Australia, which occurred in Darwin on 19 February 1942. The wrecks are memorials to those who lost their lives in the first bombing raid on Australia and for those who defended Darwin. Thirty two years later Darwin was again attacked. On Christmas Day 1974 Cyclone Tracy struck Darwin and caused major havoc.
Sustaining the quality of the Territory environment is dependent on adopting acceptable and sustainable waste management practices and thereby minimising the risk of pollution and degradation of the environment. A list of services provided by Waste Management and licensing is included, detailing acts and regulations, applying for approval and licensing and the Waste Management Pollution Control Register.