2013 NT Landcare Awards Now Open
The 2013 NT Landcare Awards are now open and Territory Natural Resource Management is seeking...
Natural Resource Management refers to the management of natural resources such as land, water, soil, plants and animals, with a particular focus on how management affects the quality of life for both present and future generations.
Territory Natural Resource Management is one of the 56 organisations Australia-wide that are charged with protecting our natural assets and planning for a sustainable future for our environment.
Territory NRM supports community groups such as Landcare groups in their activies. The 2012 NT Landcare Awards will be opening soon, stay in touch for more information.... Read more
Congratulations to Joye Maddison who was one of the winners in our 2013 'Natural Resource Management - Sharing our Stories' calendar... Read more
Territory Conservation Agreements help landholders protect areas of conservation significance on their properties. Since the first agreement was signed in September 2011, 10 agreements have been signed and over 1200 ha being looked after ... Read more
The 2012 Annual Forum was a huge success - thanks to everyone who participated... Read more
Territory NRM works with and supports a number of Indigenous land management groups to undertake NRM activites. For material relating to Indigenous Ecological Knowledge, case studies on some of our projects and more, visit our publications section... Read more
The Territory NRM team would like to wish all our project partners a very happy and safe holiday season... Read more
Territory NRM supports the four pastoral Landcare groups in the NT to tackle issues such as weeds, introduced species, soil erosion and sustainable practice activites.... Read more
TNRM identifies opportunities and priorities for the management of the NT’s natural resources through the Integrated NRM plan. ... Read more
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'Natural Resource Management - Sharing our Stories'
Territory NRM would like to thank everyone who sent their amazing pictures in for our 'Natural...
The Top End subregion covers 13% (176,500 sq km) of the Northern Territory's land area. It includes all of the Darwin Coastal, Tiwi-Cobourg and Arnhem Coast bioregions most of the Pine Creek, Arnhem Plateau and Central Arnhem bioregions, and parts of the Daly Basin, Victoria Bonaparte, Gulf Fall and Uplands and Gulf Coastal bioregions.
The Gulf Savanna subregion covers 23% (311,000 sq km) of the land area of the Northern Territory. It includes parts of Mitchell Grass Downs, Tanami, Gulf Fall and Uplands, Ord Victoria Plain, Sturt Plateau, Gulf Coastal, Gulf Plains, Victoria Bonaparte, Daly Basin, Pine Creek, Central Arnhem and Arnhem Plateau bioregions.
The Tablelands subregion covers 15% of the Territory's land area (203,000 sq km). It includes most of the Mitchell Grass Downs and Davenport Murchison Ranges bioregions, all of the Northern Territory section of the Mount Isa Inlier and parts of Tanami, Gulf Fall and Uplands and Sturt Plateau bioregions.
The Arid Lands subregion covers 49% of the land area of the Northern Territory (658,000 sq km). It includes all or in part: the MacDonnell Ranges, Burt Plain, the Great Sandy Desert, Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields, Finke, Central Ranges, Channel Country, Stony Plains, the Tanami, Sturt Plateau, Mitchell Grass Downs and Davenport Murchison Ranges bioregions.
Geographical context:
Although making up one-sixth of Australia’s land and sea, the Northern Territory is a single natural resource management region. The region supports a rich diversity of environments from tropical rainforests to arid rangelands. It has a population of 206 000 people living in an area of 1 347 000 sq km.
