Powerlink QLD – Fire Hazard Assessment
Integrating international risk management standards, state government policy, latest bushfire mitigation research and custom-designed GIS technology Biotropica Australia has developed a standardised data collection protocol and software to guide land …
QLD Department of Main Roads – Cardwell Range Upgrade Project
Working closely with Environment North and Flanagan Consulting Group, Biotropica Australia has been providing all the environmental survey data required to assist the Queensland Department of Main Roads to develop …
Ergon Energy – Environmental Management Plans
Biotropica Australia successfully tendered for this work across Queensland’s National Parks and State Forests in 2008. This task involved surveying around 200 kilometres of power line clearings dissecting some of …
IMAN International – Bushfire Management Plan
Biotropica Australia prepared a report for IMAN International on the values and management options of a proposed rural residential development site near Cardwell, Far North Queensland. The site includes an …
Australian Defence Force – Weed Surveys
The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has a number of properties in Far North Queensland and is responsible for the sustainable management of these lands. To help the ADF with this …
Terrain NRM – Identifying habitat linkages
Working on behalf of the regional Natural Resource Management (NRM) group Terrain NRM, Biotropica Australia has recently completed an assessment of existing habitat linkages in an area adjacent to Mission …
Ergon Energy – Wet Tropics EMPs
Biotropica Australia staff recently completed Environmental Management Plans (EMPs) for all Ergon Energy powerlines in the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area (WTWHA). This involved detailed ‘span by span’ surveys of …
Ergon Energy – Protected area EMPs
Biotropica Australia worked with Ergon Energy to review and complete Environmental Management Plans (EMPs) for protected and sensitive natural areas. EMPs are specific span by span plans for powerline corridors …
Powerlink QLD – Biodiversity training
Nigel Tucker, Director of Biotropica Australia travelled to Brisbane to conduct a three day biodiversity training package to environmental staff at Powerlink QLD. The course involved a day and a …
QLD Department of Main Roads – Hydromulch Trials
Hydromulching road cuttings is an effective way of reducing erosion and providing soil coverage to bind the soil surface and retain organic matter and moisture. Organic matter, fertiliser and soil …