UTas NESP Marine Biodiversity Hub - Theme Leader Contribution Collaboration Agreement

The National Environmental Science Programme (NESP) is a long-term commitment to support environmental and climate research, managed by the Commonwealth Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. Charles Darwin University is a Partner in the NESP Marine Biodiversity Hub. The Hub is hosted by the University of Tasmania and undertakes nationally-consistent research to help decision-makers manage and conserve Australia’s marine biodiversity. The Hub is structured into research themes in the areas of threatened and migratory species; supporting management decision making; understanding pressures on the marine environment; biophysical, economic, and social assessments; and, science for a sustainable Australia.

Research Institute for the Environment and Livelihoods (RIEL) Senior Research Fellow Dr Peter Kyne co-leads the Hub’s threatened and migratory species theme alongside Dr Michele Thums of the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS).