Science Platform - Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate - Environment

Science Platform

EPSDD Science Platform

Your one stop hub for EPSDD science related content.

Welcome to the EPSDD Environment Division's Science Platform. A one stop hub for EPSDD Science related content. This Science Platform will be continuously developed to support delivery of the Science Plan 2020-25 by providing a one-stop shop for all our partners within and beyond ACT Government.

Download the Science Plan 2020-25 (10.3 MB) or view the Science Plan StoryMap.

Science provides an evidence base for our understanding of our world and environment. The Environment Division aims for a strong evidence base to underpin the work of EPSDD, delivered in a responsive, targeted and timely way to enable adaptive management and informed decision-making.

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23 April 2024

New publication on worm-lizards, ants and bricks

The ACT Government, in collaboration with research partners, has developed a low-impact monitoring method for the threatened Pink-tailed Worm-lizard. The novel, low-impact monitoring method will allow monitoring for the species to be undertaken more frequently and thereby allows land managers an opportunity to respond faster to population change.

16 April 2024

New published research: Challenges of managing critically endangered herbivores and vegetation together in Mulligans Flat

New research from Mulligans Flat highlights that reintroduced Ngaluda (Eastern Bettong) are contributing to decreased floristic values at Mulligans Flat Sanctuary.

6 November 2023

New publication reviews what you need to know to determine if bogs are healthy

For the first time in Australia, a new literature review has been published that identifies which ecological components of bogs and fens you need to know about to understand what a ‘healthy bog’ is. For each of these components, it discusses what drives changes in them and how we might manage and monitor them.

11 August 2023

ACT Government collaborate on two new publications

In collaboration with research partners, ACT Government staff have contributed to two new publications on the impacts of herbicide use and greenfield development on our environment

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Biodiversity research programs – Conservation Research
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Ongoing biodiversity monitoring for adaptive management and surveillance
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Access our research and monitoring report library
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View EPSDD's conservation strategies that guide the protection and management of the environment

The Science Plan

Enabling a coordinated and strategic approach to identifying, funding and delivering science-based knowledge. Download the Science Plan 2020-25 (10.3 MB) now.

Science Plan Delivery

EPSDD's Conservation Research team leads the delivery of the Science Plan, working closely with the broader EPSDD science team.

Storymaps

A collection of storymaps from the EPSDD Environment Division.