Enhancing biosecurity efforts in the Torres Strait: Science for Caring for Country

Queensland Government Department of Primary Industries
Cecilia Villacorta Rath
Role

Principal Investigator

Description

This project aims to engage Indigenous rangers from two Torres Strait islands, a high-biosecurity region, in hands-on workshops on environmental DNA methods, a technology that is transforming biosecurity monitoring

Date

02 Jun 2026 - 30 Apr 2027

Project Type

N/A

Keywords

regional capacity;environmental DNA;biosecurity;Torres Strait

Funding Body

Queensland Government Department of Primary Industries

Amount

15000

Project Team

Cecilia Villacorta Rath