NSW Biodiversity Conservation Trust - Analysing and Evaluating Change in Vegetation Condition on Private Land Conservation Sites
Analyse data to look at state and change in vegetation condition and how this may be affected by investment in management at private land agreement sites.
Student opportunity type
Degree level
About
The NSW Biodiversity Conservation Trust (BCT) is a statutory (NSW Government) not-for-profit body established under the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016, which commenced operating in 2017. The BCT is within the Department of Planning and Environment (DPE) and is investing $70 M/year in private land conservation across priority landscapes in NSW.
The BCT's purpose is partnering with landholders to enhance and conserve biodiversity across NSW.
In total, the BCT is managing over 2,200 private land conservation agreements with landholders over 2.2 million hectares, representing almost 3 per cent of the landmass of NSW.
The BCT's four strategic goals are to:
- Increase private land conservation in areas of strategic biodiversity value
- Deliver efficient, effective and strategic biodiversity offset outcomes
- Support participating landholders to conserve biodiversity
- Promote public knowledge, appreciation and understanding of biodiversity and the importance of conservation
Project: Analysing and Evaluating Change in Vegetation Condition on Private Land Conservation Sites
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Internship details |
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Internship Availability |
Semester 2, 2024 |
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Internship Discipline/s |
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Internship Level |
3rd yr undergraduate or postgraduate coursework preferred |
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Available to International Students |
Yes |
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Preferred Project Skills: |
General ecological data analysis and data management |
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Clearances Required |
Sign Conflict of Interest and Confidentiality agreements |
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Host Supervisor |
Colleen O’Malley Ecologist Murray-Riverina region E: colleen.omalley@bct.nsw.gov.au T: 0488 388 763 |
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Location |
Remote or Albury (Albury BCT Office – Suite 5, 620 McCaughley St, Albury, NSW) or one day a week in Queanbeyan (Queanbeyan BCT Office - 11 Farrer Pl, Queanbeyan, NSW) |
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Project Opportunities/Benefits for the Intern |
Understanding of Government environmental operational policy development, data management, ecological research and biodiversity monitoring. |
Summary:
The BCT’s Ecological Monitoring Module (EMM) is designed to collect biodiversity data (particularly vegetation condition data) at sites administered by the BCT. This project will analyse some of these data to look at state and change in vegetation condition and how this may be affected by investment in management at private land agreement sites. The project will mostly involve desktop based work, mostly with data management and spatial software.