Terrain NRM Information

Terrain NRM is an independent, not-for-profit and community-based environmental management organisation. With a vision for a thriving and sustainable Wet Tropics, we think innovatively and act collaboratively, combining the latest science with local and traditional ecological knowledge to develop sustainable solutions that increase the resilience of the rainforests, reefs, landscapes and communities in Australia’s Wet Tropics region. Our focus areas are waterway health, soil health, biodiversity, climate and regenerative economies. We are the designated natural resource management body for the Wet Tropics region of Queensland. We work with community groups, landholders, traditional owners, government bodies and industry groups. Our projects range from rainforest restoration, threatened species recovery and working with farmers on soil health and sustainable farming to fixing gully and riverbank erosion. We are funded through corporate, government and philanthropic sources. The Wet Tropics region of northern Queensland extends along the coast from Bloomfield to Ingham and inland to the Atherton Tablelands and Mt Garnet. It covers 2.2 million hectares and is the only place in the world where two World Heritage Areas live side by side - the Great Barrier Reef and Wet Tropics rainforest. It is the most biologically diverse region in Australia and as such, one of the most vulnerable to climate change.