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Successful natural resource management means understanding and managing ecosystem links and interactions. Success means raising environmental awareness in communities. Do you see the importance of involving communities and stakeholders in planning and decision making?

GHD has experienced vegetation and open space planning professionals who can design your natural resource management plans. We work closely with local councils, government departments, law firms, property developers and corporations involved in major infrastructure projects (such as dams, wind farms, mining and energy provision). Embrace a solution-based approach to ecologically sustainable development.

Use GHD, draw on our skills in ecological assessment, restoration planning, constraints mapping, geographic information systems and community coordination to deliver practical and functioning management plans.

Services

We have a proven track record in delivering:

  • Terrestrial ecology - understanding the relationship between plants, animals and their environment
  • Terrestrial ecology monitoring - dedicated monitoring for individual species and ecosystems
  • Flora and fauna assessments - baseline information gathering
  • Flora and fauna impact assessments - understanding the relationship with plants, animals and their environment and assessment of project impacts against state and federal guidelines and policies
  • River ecology - assessment of flora and fauna associated with riparian and aquatic ecosystems, incorporating aquatic sciences
  • Landscape management - working to manage impacts across entire landscapes (not just single species)
  • Catchment management - assessment of management options across catchment
  • Ecological risk assessments - identification of risks to species or ecological processes based on a particular management scenario or development
  • Natural resource policy management and evaluation - working with state and federal government


For further information, contact:

David Dique
T: +61 7 3316 3822
E: David Dique

Badu Prawn Farm

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GHD conducted a feasibility study for a prawn production aquaculture proposal on Badu Island in the Torres Strait.

With business considerations in mind, the study looked at environment, people and finances.

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Bangadilly Station Farm Management

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GHD prepared a farm management plan for the 1800ha Bangadilly property in New South Wales.

The plan covered revegetation programs, carbon credit opportunities, erosion control strategies, weed and pest animal control, fire management and river/creek management.

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Australian Plantation Forestry Climate Change

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As part of the Australian Government’s Forest Industries Climate Change Research Fund program, GHD was engaged to examine how plantation fire risk profiles may change under climate change scenarios.

One of the key climate change risks for the plantation forest industry is increasing losses from fire, coupled with rising bushfire risk management costs.

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Erskine Park release area

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Erskine Park is located in northern Sydney.

GHD completed a project design for the restoration of a 210ha biodiversity corridor.

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NRM Practice Change

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Much of the investment in Natural Resource Management (NRM) in Australia is targeted towards fostering changes in land management practices. There is therefore value in developing tools and resources that will help regional NRM bodies and other investors to understand the people whose practices they are seeking to change and hence, how that change can best be fostered.

The "Making Successful Investments in NRM Practice Change" project was a four year action learning project, with the project team from GHD working in close collaboration with staff from ten regional NRM bodies across Australia.

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David Dique

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David is a terrestrial ecologist with 15 years experience in ecological research and policy development. David specialises in fauna research, survey and assessment, biodiversity conservation planning and threatened species recovery policy and legislation. David has experience in dealing with high profile threatened species conservation and management issues, particularly those that attract political and public attention. David has a corporate role as Service Line Leader for Natural Resources and is responsible for the technical development of more than 100 staff across GHDs global operation. He also manages the Ecology and Geospatial Service Group in Brisbane that comprises marine, botanical, zoological specialists and geospatial analysts. Responsibility for this group has led to David participating in and managing multidisciplinary environmental projects across GHDs practice.

Position: Service Line Leader, Natural Resources
Tel: +61 7 3316 3822

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