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| Australian Terrestrial Biodiversity Monitoring Network | |
|---|---|
| Name | Australian Terrestrial Biodiversity Monitoring Network |
| Formation | 2018 |
| Type | Research network |
| Headquarters | Canberra |
| Region served | Australia |
| Parent organization | Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation |
Australian Terrestrial Biodiversity Monitoring Network
The Australian Terrestrial Biodiversity Monitoring Network is a national research initiative coordinating long‑term terrestrial biodiversity observation across Australia. It links federal agencies, state departments, academic institutions and conservation NGOs to standardize monitoring for native species and ecosystems. The Network underpins biodiversity assessments used by policymakers, environmental planners and land managers.
The Network integrates standardized protocols developed by Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australian Bureau of Meteorology, Australian National University, University of Melbourne, University of Sydney to deliver consistent terrestrial biodiversity data. It addresses gaps identified by reports from Intergovernmental Science‑Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, United Nations Environment Programme, International Union for Conservation of Nature and national reviews such as the Australia State of the Environment Report. The Network supports outcomes sought by the Convention on Biological Diversity, Aichi Biodiversity Targets, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and national strategies administered by the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment.
Origins trace to collaborative projects between CSIRO and state agencies including NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment, Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (Victoria), Department of Environment and Science (Queensland). Influences include legacy monitoring from Australian Museum, Museum Victoria, Queensland Herbarium and large programs such as the Long Term Ecological Research Network and the National Environmental Protection Program. The Network formalized after recommendations from expert panels convened by the Australian Academy of Science and reviews by the Australian Government following submissions to parliamentary inquiries and environmental tribunals.
Governance combines representation from federal departments, state agencies, universities and NGOs such as BirdLife Australia, WWF-Australia, Greening Australia and the Nature Conservation Council of New South Wales. Funding is a mix of governmental appropriations from the Commonwealth of Australia, competitive grants from the Australian Research Council, contractual research by CSIRO and philanthropic contributions from foundations like the Ian Potter Foundation and the Myer Foundation. Advisory input has involved panels convened by the National Environmental Science Program and peer review from institutions including Parks Australia and the Australian National Botanic Gardens.
The Network organizes sites across bioregions defined by the Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia and works with custodians such as Parks Victoria, NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service, Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (Victoria), Australian Capital Territory Government reserves. Field methods harmonize vegetation plots, fauna surveys, soil sampling and remote sensing, drawing on established protocols from Atlas of Living Australia, eBird, Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network and international standards from Global Biodiversity Information Facility and Group on Earth Observations. Techniques include plot‑based vegetation monitoring used by Australian National Botanic Gardens, acoustic monitoring models pioneered with BirdLife Australia and camera‑trap networks similar to those deployed by Taronga Conservation Society Australia.
Data stewardship follows best practices espoused by the Atlas of Living Australia and Global Biodiversity Information Facility to ensure interoperability with repositories such as Australian Research Data Commons, Dryad, Zenodo and institutional repositories at University of Queensland and Monash University. Metadata standards align with frameworks from the Australian Government and the International Organization for Standardization, while licensing strategies use models advocated by Creative Commons. The Network publishes syntheses informing assessments by the Australian Bureau of Statistics and submissions to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
Major collaborative projects include coordinated surveys with BirdLife Australia and Australian Wildlife Conservancy, vegetation monitoring with Greening Australia and restoration trials linked to Carbon Neutral Charitable Fund. Remote sensing collaborations involve Geoscience Australia, NASA, European Space Agency and university groups at University of Western Australia and University of Tasmania. Targeted studies partner with museums and herbaria such as Australian Museum, National Herbarium of New South Wales and State Herbarium of South Australia to support taxonomic verification and voucher curation.
Outputs from the Network inform threatened species listings under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 and recovery planning coordinated by Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment and state conservation agencies. Data contributions support regional planning used by entities like Sydney Water, Victorian Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning and land management by Aboriginal Land Councils and Indigenous ranger programs coordinated with Indigenous Protected Areas. Syntheses have fed national reporting to the Convention on Biological Diversity and evidence submissions for parliamentary inquiries into land use, water management and climate impacts.
Category:Conservation in Australia Category:Environmental monitoring