Plastic never really disappears – it breaks down into smaller and smaller pieces called microplastics, which are easily consumed by marine animals. When these animals then get eaten by larger ones, the microplastics they ingest build up (bioaccumulate) through the food chain.
Weeds are invasive plants that can spread very quickly and have devastating impacts on primary industries, natural ecosystems, and human and animal health. Weeds are estimated to cost Queensland $600 million every year.
Invasive species can have serious impacts on threatened and vulnerable species, including many found in the Ramsar-listed Moreton Bay Wetland.
The Moreton Bay Ramsar Wetland is home to a mosaic of diverse ecosystems that support an array of plants and animals, some of which are rare and endangered.
One of these ecosystems is seagrass. Seagrass is an underwater flowering plant, not to be confused with seaweed, which is an algae. It grows in large meadows in shallow areas of the Moreton Bay Ramsar Wetland and provides important food and habitat for a range of marine animals. Turtles and dugongs love to feed off these nutrient-rich plants, and many fish species use them for nurseries. Did you know that in only one acre of seagrass, you could find up to 40,000 baby fish and over 50 million invertebrates?
Other Names: False water rat, yirrkoo
Conservation status: Vulnerable (Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999; Nature Conservation Act 1992)
The water mouse is a native rodent that inhabits coastal freshwater and intertidal environments, including saltmarsh, mangroves, and wetlands.
This World Soil Day is putting the spotlight on what can be done to address some curly issues with soil that are estimated to cost Australia more than $1 billion per year in lost production.
Soils contribute approximately $63 billion per year to Australia’s economy through agricultural production and directly contribute to a $100 billion Australian agricultural sector by 2030.
For over 20 years the health of South East Queensland’s waterways has been monitored and reported on via a comprehensive Ecosystem Health Monitoring Program (EHMP), providing a snapshot of the health of waterways of the region in the form of an annual Report Card.
The internationally recognised program provides a regional picture of the state of Quandamooka (Moreton Bay), the region’s waterways, catchments, and community quality of life, enabling a coordinated approach to catchment management.
Healthy Land & Water is the current entity coordinating the EHMP in collaboration with a diverse range of community, industry, and government partners.
Healthy Land & Water and a host of its partners across South East Queensland are delivering a range of activities to reduce threats and restore habitat in and around Quandamooka (Moreton Bay), alongside project delivery partners including Traditional Owners, private landowners, land managers, and local environmental groups.
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Healthy Land & Water
Level 11, 240 Queen St
GPO Box 735
MEANJIN (BRISBANE)
QLD 4001
Australia
Healthy Land and Water Ltd
ABN 91 115 662 989
