{"id":695,"date":"2026-10-08T14:45:06","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T03:45:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/australasia\/?page_id=695"},"modified":"2026-10-17T12:25:40","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T01:25:40","slug":"terrestrial","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/australasia\/restoration-standards\/examples-and-case-studies-supporting-the-australian-standards\/terrestrial\/","title":{"rendered":"14. Terrestrial Ecological Restoration Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are many thousands of terrestrial ecological restoration projects across Australia that are, cumulatively, starting to make a difference – particularly where these are part of planned, broad-scale conservation programs.<\/p>\n

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Terrestrial ecosystems in Australia include:<\/p>\n

(i) fire-adapted sclerophyll<\/strong> tree or shrub-dominated communities;
\n(ii) fire-sensitive rainforest<\/strong> communities;
\n(iii) grasslands <\/strong>communities and wetting and drying wetlands<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

(Coastal saltmarshes are listed under \u2018Aquatic\u2019)<\/p>\n

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1. Sclerophyll forests and woodlands<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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1a. Monjebup North<\/strong>, Gondwana Link, Western Australia
\nhttps:\/\/emrprojects.wordpress.com\/2016\/03\/06\/defining-reference-communities-for-ecological-restoration-of-monjebup-north-reserve-in-gondwana-link\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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1b. Peniup<\/strong>, Gondwana Link, Western Australia
\nhttps:\/\/emrprojects.wordpress.com\/2016\/03\/07\/peniup-ecological-restoration-project\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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1c. Banksia woodland<\/strong> post-sand extraction<\/strong>, Western Australia
\nhttps:\/\/emrprojects.wordpress.com\/2016\/03\/05\/post-sand-extraction-restoration-of-banksia-woodlands-swan-coastal-plain-western-australia\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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1d. Lord Howe Island environmental programs<\/strong>, New South Wales
\nhttps:\/\/emrprojects.wordpress.com\/2018\/12\/20\/lord-howe-island-biodiversity-restoration-and-protection-programs-nsw-australia\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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1e. Snowy Adit<\/strong> spoil pile restoration<\/strong>, Kosciuszko National Park, New South Wales
\nhttps:\/\/emrprojects.wordpress.com\/2016\/03\/06\/habitat-restoration-at-snowy-adit-kosciuszko-national-park\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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1f. Site restoration using prescribed burning<\/strong>, Mt Lofty, South Australia
\nhttps:\/\/emrprojects.wordpress.com\/2015\/12\/02\/prescribed-burning-provides-opportunities-for-site-restoration-via-weed-management-in-the-mount-lofty-ranges\/<\/a><\/p>\n


\n2. Rainforest<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

2a. Rocky Creek Dam rainforest restoration<\/strong>, New South Wales
\nhttps:\/\/emrprojects.wordpress.com\/2016\/03\/06\/subtropical-rainforest-restoration-at-the-rous-water-rainforest-reserve-rocky-creek-dam-1983-2016\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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2b. Big Scrub Rainforest Conservancy replantings<\/strong>, New South Wales
\nhttps:\/\/emrprojects.wordpress.com\/2019\/09\/14\/developments-in-big-scrub-rainforest-restoration-update-of-emr-feature\/<\/a><\/p>\n

ALSO SEE
\nhttps:\/\/bigscrubrainforest.org<\/a><\/p>\n

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2c. Palm oil to rainforest<\/strong>, Daintree, Queensland
\nhttps:\/\/emrprojects.wordpress.com\/2013\/06\/12\/from-rainforest-to-oil-palms-and-back-again-a-daintree-rainforest-rescue-in-far-north-queensland\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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2d. Donaghy’s Corridor rainforest linkage<\/strong>, Queensland
\nhttps:\/\/emrprojects.wordpress.com\/2016\/03\/05\/donaghys-corridor-restoring-tropical-forest-connectivity\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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2e. Thiaki reforestation project,<\/strong> Queensland
\nhttps:\/\/emrprojects.wordpress.com\/2016\/03\/05\/thiaki-biodiversity-ecosystem-functioning-and-restoration-experiment\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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\n3. Grassland<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

3a. Native grassland restoration at Woorndoo<\/strong>, south-west\u00a0Victoria
\n<\/strong>https:\/\/emrprojects.wordpress.com\/2026\/07\/31\/native-grassland-restoration-a-community-led-project-at-woorndoo-south-west-victoria\/<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

3b. Scottsdale Reserve<\/strong>, Bredbo, <\/strong>New South Wales
\nhttps:\/\/emrprojects.wordpress.com\/2021\/05\/02\/post-fire-assisted-regeneration-at-scottsdale-reserve-bredbo-nsw\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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3c. Macquarie Island rabbit eradication<\/strong>, Sub-Antarctic
\nhttps:\/\/emrprojects.wordpress.com\/2016\/03\/05\/macquarie-island-pest-eradication-program-impacts-on-vegetation-and-seabirds\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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3d. Grassy Groundcover restoration projects<\/strong>, Greening Australia, Victoria, and New South Wales
\nhttps:\/\/www.greeningaustralia.org.au\/projects\/grassy-groundcover-restoration\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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3e. Marra Creek waterponding, chenopod grasslands<\/strong>, New South Wales
\nhttps:\/\/emrprojects.wordpress.com\/2019\/10\/21\/waterponding-the-marra-creek-nsw-rangelands-update-of-emr-feature\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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3f. Mt Annan, Cumberland Plain Restoration<\/strong>, New South Wales
\nhttps:\/\/emrprojects.wordpress.com\/2016\/03\/05\/seed-production-and-direct-seeding-to-restore-grassy-understorey-diversity-at-mount-annan-nsw\/<\/a><\/p>\n


\n4. Freshwater wetlands<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

4a. The Waterways<\/strong>, Victoria
\nhttps:\/\/emrprojects.wordpress.com\/2018\/07\/11\/recovery-of-indigenous-plants-and-animals-in-revegetated-areas-at-the-waterways-victoria\/<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

4b. Reedy Lake<\/strong>, Victoria
\nhttps:\/\/emrprojects.wordpress.com\/2022\/06\/24\/regeneration-of-indigenous-vegetation-at-third-reedy-lake-as-it-has-dried-over-summer-and-autumn-2022\/<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

4c. McDonald\u2019s Swamp<\/strong>, northern Victoria
\nhttps:\/\/emrprojects.wordpress.com\/2022\/06\/24\/biological-and-cultural-restoration-at-mcdonalds-swamp-in-northern-victoria-australia\/<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

4d. Winton Wetlands<\/strong>, Victoria
\nhttps:\/\/emrprojects.wordpress.com\/2011\/10\/26\/restoring-the-winton-wetlands-in-north-east-victoria\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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4e. Long Swamp<\/strong>
\nhttps:\/\/emrprojects.wordpress.com\/2016\/03\/07\/long-swamp-discovery-bay-coastal-park-victoria\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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4f. Brady Swamp
\n<\/strong>https:\/\/emrprojects.wordpress.com\/2016\/03\/07\/brady-swamp-wetland-complex-grampians-national-park-victoria\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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4g. Piccaninnie Ponds
\n<\/strong>https:\/\/emrprojects.wordpress.com\/2016\/03\/07\/piccaninnie-ponds-conservation-park-south-australia\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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4h. Rewilding lake edges<\/strong>, Sherwood, Queensland
\nhttps:\/\/emrprojects.wordpress.com\/2023\/07\/08\/3144\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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4i. Alpine Bogs and Fens<\/strong>, New South Wales
\nhttps:\/\/theaustralianalpsnationalparks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/restoration-mires.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

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Image credit – Martin Stringer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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