{"id":10310,"date":"2026-01-15T03:07:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T03:07:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/terrain.org.au\/?p=10310"},"modified":"2026-01-15T03:31:29","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T03:31:29","slug":"green-connections-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/terrain.org.au\/green-connections-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Green Connections"},"content":{"rendered":"[mk_page_section bg_image=”https:\/\/terrain.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/greenconnectionsslide.jpg” bg_position=”center center” bg_repeat=”no-repeat” bg_stretch=”true” enable_3d=”true” min_height=”500″ js_vertical_centered=”true” padding_top=”” padding_bottom=”” section_id=”donate” el_class=”donate-1″ sidebar=”sidebar-1″][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”70px”][mk_fancy_title font_family=”none” align=”center”]GROWING GREEN CONNECTIONS[\/mk_fancy_title][mk_padding_divider size=”67″][\/vc_column][\/mk_page_section][mk_page_section section_id=”great-1″ sidebar=”sidebar-1″][vc_column width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1761261235639{padding-right: 36px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}” el_class=”great_header_left”][mk_padding_divider size=”100″ visibility=”hidden-nb”][mk_padding_divider size=”15″ visibility=”visible-sm”][mk_padding_divider visibility=”visible-tl”][mk_fancy_title size=”28″ letter_spacing=”4″ margin_bottom=”0″ font_family=”none” el_class=”terrain-title-2″]RECONNECTING & RESTORING WET TROPICS FORESTS[\/mk_fancy_title][mk_padding_divider size=”60″ visibility=”hidden-nb”][mk_padding_divider size=”20″ visibility=”visible-nb”][vc_column_text el_class=”sub-head” css=”.vc_custom_1768446752632{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]JANUARY 2026[\/vc_column_text][mk_padding_divider size=”5″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1768447729727{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]A $2 million investment in forest restoration will expand wildlife corridors and help to reconnect forests from the Daintree to Ingham.<\/p>\n

The Queensland Government is funding a three-year Green Connections project focused on private properties in wildlife corridors and strategic rehabilitation areas, <\/strong>and on building both environmental and economic resilience for the Wet Tropics region. It\u2019s being delivered by Terrain NRM in partnership with landholders, Traditional Owner groups and community groups.<\/p>\n

Terrain NRM\u2019s Dr Karen Bettink said more than 60 hectares of land would be restored through weed and pest control and assisted natural regeneration of species, and over 10 hectares of land would be revegetated.<\/p>\n

Improving forest connectivity between the Daintree and Ingham<\/strong><\/p>\n

She said improving forest connectivity from the Daintree to Ingham, and from the coast to the Atherton Tablelands, was increasingly important given the escalating climate and biodiversity challenges being faced in the region and worldwide.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Wet Tropics is\u00a0recognised globally\u00a0for\u00a0its ecosystems\u00a0and species, many of which are found nowhere else in the world,\u201d Dr Bettink said. \u201cBut many of these are under threat from introduced weeds, pests and diseases, habitat loss and fragmentation, and a changing climate.<\/p>\n

\u201cFortunately, we have many landholders and groups passionate about improving habitats and the condition of their land.<\/p>\n

Part of our goal to reconnect and buffer world heritage areas<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThis project will build on the great work already being done, and it stems from our broader Green Connections strategy to create corridors and to buffer and improve existing vegetation with the aim of helping threatened species from the southern cassowary and mahogany glider to Mabi and littoral rainforest.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt will also help to increase carbon sequestration and generally make our ecosystems more resilient for future generations and economies.\u201d<\/p>\n

Eleven ecological corridors, strategic rehabilitation areas identified as priorities<\/strong><\/p>\n

Eleven ecological corridors and strategic rehabilitation areas have been identified in the Wet Tropics as a priority for concerted restoration efforts.<\/p>\n

Dr Bettink said marginal farming land would be part of the project.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis includes waterways, low-lying areas and steep slopes, where restoration can be blended with and complement agriculture. In these areas, biodiversity corridors can also act as windbreaks for stock and they can help to stabilise stream banks.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1563789122720{padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 34px !important;}” el_class=”great_header_right”][mk_padding_divider size=”206″ visibility=”hidden-sm”][mk_padding_divider size=”50″ visibility=”hidden-sm”][mk_padding_divider size=”50″ visibility=”hidden-sm”][mk_padding_divider size=”5″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1768447758836{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n

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Areas identified for concerted restoration efforts.<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cThis work also creates jobs, supports local businesses and provides opportunities for landholders in nature repair markets.\u201d<\/p>\n

Expressions of interest from landholders<\/strong><\/p>\n

Terrain NRM recently called for expressions of interest from across the region for partnership projects on land considered a priority for extending or rehabilitating green corridors.<\/p>\n

Dr Bettink said 47 applications had been received \u2013 from landholders, community groups and Traditional Owners.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe response has been very positive, and we are now working through the applications and next steps. We want this project to be as impactful as possible, so we are looking for land that ticks at least two of these boxes \u2013 it\u2019s in a Wet Tropics ecological corridor, a strategic rehabilitation area and\/or a biodiversity planning assessment corridor and it\u2019s home to a threatened ecological community.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the Wet Tropics region threatened ecological communities, or forest types, range from lowland tropical forest along the coast to Mabi forest on the Atherton Tablelands.<\/p>\n

The Green Connections Project is funded by the Queensland Government\u2019s Natural Resource Management Expansion Program.<\/em><\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/mk_page_section][mk_page_section el_class=”grean-btn-sec” sidebar=”sidebar-1″][vc_column][mk_padding_divider size=”47″ visibility=”hidden-sm”][mk_button dimension=”outline” url=”https:\/\/terrain.org.au\/broad-leaf-tea-tree-woodlands\/” align=”right” el_class=”green-btn” outline_skin=”custom” outline_active_color=”#175137″ outline_active_text_color=”#ffffff” outline_hover_bg_color=”#175137″ outline_hover_color=”#ffffff”]Read More[\/mk_button][mk_padding_divider size=”100″ visibility=”hidden-sm”][\/vc_column][\/mk_page_section][mk_page_section section_id=”great-1-blog” sidebar=”sidebar-1″][vc_column][mk_padding_divider size=”105″ visibility=”hidden-sm”][mk_fancy_title size=”28″ letter_spacing=”4″ margin_bottom=”0″ font_family=”none” align=”right” el_class=”terrain-title”]RELATED NEWS[\/mk_fancy_title][mk_padding_divider visibility=”hidden-sm”][\/vc_column][\/mk_page_section][vc_row fullwidth=”true” fullwidth_content=”false” id=”post_grid_filter_1″][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=”grid_greate_3″ css=”.vc_custom_1743711316392{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n

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