The Centre provides knowledge and advice for the sustainable management of natural resources and biodiversity through research and monitoring of terrestrial flora and fauna.

Conserving floral and faunal biodiversity values

CENRM can provide advice on the sustainable management of natural resources; the impact of threatening processes on biodiversity values, habitat assessment and rehabilitation; conservation of threatened species and communities.

The Centre’s focus includes ecology, conservation, research, monitoring, habitat restoration, as well as the management of terrestrial mammals, frogs and reptiles, birds, and riparian and terrestrial flora.

Expertise and resources

The Centre has specific expertise in:

• Design of monitoring programs and sampling regimes
• Survey and monitoring techniques including trapping and radio tracking
• Population and community ecology
• Habitat requirements and assessment
• Native plant-based industries for sustainable rural development
• Riparian and terrestrial plant communities
• Rehabilitation of plant communities and degraded landscapes.

For further information on this research please contact Professor Peter Davies.