What's unique about the TS–CRC

How we were formed

The Tropical Savannas CRC helps make land management research more useful to the various land managers and agencies across the tropical savannas—and in this way helps ensure sustainable conservation and use of the tropical savannas. We do this by adding value to the work already done by our partners, by filling gaps in savanna research with a whole-of-savannas perspective, by bring different people together on the ground to work on practical land management issues and by spreading the word with education and communication programs.

We fill in gaps in savanna research

Achieving sustainable land management across the tropical savannas involves understanding how this vast landscape works and how various savanna ecosystems function. The TS–CRC takes up this research challenge by bringing together researchers from different disciplines, sectors and regions. These researchers are drawn from our 16 partner agencies who are the major providers of research and information in northern Australia, as well as the major policy-makers. Click here to see our partner agencies>>

Together they tackle some of the big-picture issues in tropical savannas not dealt with by other organisations. For more information, check out our research section.

We add value to research by working with people on the ground

Researchers and user groups across the savannas have diverse attitudes and cultures. We can help people bridge these differences by bringing researchers and land users together to find practical solutions to the management issues of a region. The TS–CRC uses this approach in management studies in three different regions across the savannas. For more information go to our research section.

We spread the word with education and communication programs

Tropical savannas research is often difficult for land users and others to access. To overcome this problem the TS–CRC has developed educational courses on tropical environmental management that meet the needs of a range of people in urban and remote areas by using CD ROM. Take a look at our Education and Training programs, links below.