NRM South has been appointed as the project service provider for southern Tasmania through the Australian Government’s Regional Land Partnerships program. Over the next four years, we will deliver vital on-ground projects on behalf of the Australian Government that will benefit the environment, communities and industries of southern Tasmania. Our
China looks to Tasmania for NRM expertise
The President of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) - China’s premier agricultural research organisation and one of the largest in the world - has today signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with NRM South that will see the two organisations sharing expertise and technologies in sustainable agriculture and
ACACA Grant for agricultural collaboration with China
NRM South has received a highly competitive $44,000 grant under the latest rounds of the Australian Government Australia-China Agriculture Cooperation Agreement (ACACA) to deliver an Australia-China Sustainable Agricultural Technology Forum in Tasmania in 2018. Following a visit to Tasmania by Chinese President Xi Jinping three years ago, NRM South initiated
Our first crowdfunding campaign has taken flight!
DONATE HERE On May 1 2017, NRM South launched of our first-ever crowdfunding campaign. This 30-day campaign aims to raise $60,000 for beach-nesting shorebird conservation activities over the 2017-18 summer period, with target species including Fairy Tern, Little Penguin, Pied Oystercatcher, Hooded Plover and Red-capped Plover. Shorebirds across Australia are
National Landcare Programme Review
The Australian Government is currently undertaking a review of the delivery arrangements for the National Landcare Programme to inform future decision making through a stakeholder survey. In Tasmania, the National Landcare Programme (NLP) has provided funding to an array of natural resource management activities, including Regional Delivery through Tasmania’s three
New Guide to help farmers maintain healthy waterways
Following from last week’s World Water Week, EDO Tasmania, in state-wide partnership with Tasmania’s regional NRM bodies, released a Working Near Waterways guide. This new resource will help farmers, land managers and Landcare groups to navigate the complex laws around working near waterways. Working Near Waterways details the legal obligations