Territory Natural Resource Management

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Territory Natural Resource Management
Founded2003
Type Non-Profit Organization
FocusSustainable environmental management
Headquarters Darwin, Australia
Location
Key people
Karen May
Website https://www.territorynrm.org.au/

Territory Natural Resource Management (TNRM) is an independent nonprofit organisation based in Darwin in the Northern Territory of Australia.

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Background

Established in 2003, it works with landholders, community groups, industry and government to ensure sustainable management of water, land, soils and biodiversity, based on a four-year plan developed for the Northern Territory's key biodiversity regions. [1]

Each year it holds the TNRM NT Territory Natural Resource Management Awards at its annual conference. [2]

Key projects

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References

  1. "About Us | Territory NRM". territorynrm. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  2. "Indigenous cat hunter named Territory's Indigenous NRM champion". ABC News. 12 November 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  3. Central, Beef (23 April 2021). "Cattle feed estimates go high tech using satellite image approach". Beef Central. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  4. "It threatens property, nature, and the economy, but there's 'no clear signal' to fight gamba". ABC News. 9 May 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2023.