Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LP200200688
Funding Status
Active
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Funded Activity Summary
Restoring diverse native vegetation using drone-based precision seeding . This project aims to make drone technology a viable solution for scaling up the restoration of native vegetation on degraded land. By integrating new research in plant ecology, microbiology and environmental economics the project aims to fill key knowledge gaps about the viability and application of drones in restoration. Expected outcomes are world-first research into the delivery of beneficial soil microbes using drones and the first assessment globally of the cost-effectiveness of drone restoration utilizing data from spatial analysis and extensive field trials. This should provide wide-ranging benefits for local land managers restoring remote degraded land and aid in reversing the cumulative effects of habitat loss on biodiversity.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 04-2022
End Date: 04-2026
Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects
Funding Amount: $543,650.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Environmental Rehabilitation (excl. Bioremediation) | Terrestrial Ecology | Ecology |
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Remnant Vegetation and Protected Conservation Areas in Farmland, Arable Cropland and Permanent Cropland Environments | Communication not elsewhere classified | Rehabilitation of Degraded Farmland, Arable Cropland and Permanent Cropland Environments
