Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

A new tool is available to help conservation managers tackle the impacts of climate change on biodiversity. Researchers from the National Environmental Science Program’s Climate Systems Hub have compiled more than 400 types of action to help Australia’s species better survive and adapt to a changing climate. They have been put into a new database called AdaptLog. Conservation managers can use it to find actions to help their own species or places. It’s inspiring to see the many innovative ways conservation groups are tackling the threat of climate change. Ideas range from providing frogs shelter from drought and fire with artificial habitat bogs to cooling turtle nests with low-maintenance watering systems. Find out more: https://brnw.ch/21wQveG 📸 Green and golden bell frog (Image by pglaouto)

Are you a high-performing #communications professional? We’re on the lookout for talented and energetic communications specialists to join our Communications and Media Branch. Several Public Affairs Officer (PAO1) roles are available in our Social Media, Strategic Communication, and Corporate Communication teams. ⏰ Applications close 11pm (AEDT) Monday 10 February. Apply now 👉 https://brnw.ch/21wQvaJ

📣 💨 Extension for Bass Strait applications: The closing date for feasibility licence applications for #OffshoreWind projects off Northern Tasmania is extended to 📆 Thursday 10 April 2025. Learn more 🔗 https://brnw.ch/21wQtJF

How energy efficient is your home? We’re trialling energy ratings for existing homes with CSIRO and you can help shape the future of residential energy efficiency in Australia! By joining, you’ll: ✅ Get a free trial energy rating certificate. ✅ Learn how to improve your home’s energy efficiency and comfort, and reduce its energy costs and emissions. ✅ Help shape expansion of a trusted national scheme to benefit all Australian households. How it works: 1. Register your interest. 2. If eligible, a trained energy assessor will organise to visit your home to collect data. 3. Receive your trial energy rating and tips for improvement. This NatHERS and CSIRO trial is designed to improve the tools and processes for rating homes across Australia. Find out more and register today: https://brnw.ch/21wQs1h

Offshore wind projects can’t be built yet. It could take up to 7 years for anyone wanting to build #offshorewind turbines. Successful projects require ongoing monitoring and compliance. Read more 🔗 https://brnw.ch/21wQs00

Australia remains free of the highly contagious H5 bird flu. Stay informed and be prepared. Learn more at birdflu.gov.au #birdfluready #AvoidRecordReport #BirdFlu #StayInformed

We’re diving deep into dugong behaviour this #MarineMonday. 🤿 Using high-tech tags that rival anything in James Bond’s toolkit, researchers at James Cook University and Murdoch University are researching dugong habits. The suction-cup tags are packed with sensors. They stay attached to the dugongs for a few hours to a few days. Then they fall off and float to the surface, ready to be picked up. The tags are loaded with sensors, including: 🏎️ accelerometers 🧲 magnetometers ☸️ gyroscopes 🗺️ GPS. The suction-cup tags stay attached for a few hours to a few days. Then they fall off and float to the surface, ready to be picked up. The researchers use data collected to analyse: 🤿dugong diving patterns 🤿how they control their buoyancy 🤿how they use their space three-dimensionally. The team has deployed tags on dugongs in the Exmouth Gulf, New Caledonia and Moreton Bay. Dugongs are highly mobile marine mammals and are protected under our environmental law. Together with Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation, we’re supporting this research to better understand and protect this species and their seagrass habitats. Dive in to find out more https://brnw.ch/21wQqlT 📷 Aerial view of a dugong fitted with a multi-sensor tag. @tropwater, James Cook University #LoveOurOcean

Meet Nolani! Her love of wetlands is grounded in her heritage. ‘Being a Pasifika islander, the ocean and wetlands are in our own backyard,’ Nolani said. Now, these precious environments are her office too! Today is #WorldWetlandsDay, so we're highlighting the contributions of global youth to celebrate its theme: Protecting Wetlands for Our Common Future. Nolani is the Pacific Youth Wetlands Coordinator at the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Program (SPREP) Samoa office. She teaches young people how to care for their region's wetlands. We support her role as part of our efforts to implement the Convention on Wetlands globally. With 30% of Earth's wetlands destroyed since the 1970s, work like Nolani's is vital if we want to secure humanity's clean water, food supply and special aquatic places. Thanks Nolani for working hard to make a difference now and protect our future! Learn more about her work and World Wetlands Day: https://brnw.ch/21wQpCc #WetlandsForOurCommonFuture #ActForWetlands #WWD2025 #WetlandsCOP15

🚜🌱 A great initiative for farmers and industry. NAB

Today, we're holding space for 8.3 MILLION hectares of wetlands. 🙋 Fun Fact: Did you know Australia's internationally important wetlands take up more space than Tasmania? It's wild to imagine, but true! We are lucky to have 67 sites on the List of Wetlands of International Importance, also called the Ramsar List. Over a third of the world's wetlands have been destroyed in the past 50 years, so we must care for ours. World Wetlands Day is this Sunday 2 February. It's the perfect chance to pay it forward and thank your local wetland for being part of our planet's 'kidneys'. Now is the time to help preserve and restore our wetlands, which are crucial for human well-being and environmental health. Here are some ways you can make a difference: 📅 Participate in a local World Wetlands Day event and spread the word about our important, incredible wetlands. 🌱 Help out a local volunteer group doing wetland conservation and restoration activities. 🔭 Become a citizen scientist and help monitor wetland ecosystems to track their health and biodiversity. Get involved this weekend https://brnw.ch/21wQlrw