The Queensland Government is investing a landmark $8.9 million in the Cape York region for initiatives that protect land, water and biodiversity.

Indigenous rangers from western Cape York have completed mentored aerial shooting aimed at reducing feral pig predation on turtle eggs and nesting sites.

In October 2025, our team spent five days in Kutini-Payamu (Iron Range) National Park (CYPAL) collaborating with ranger teams to support the conservation of the endangered Spectacled Flying-fox (SFF).

Launched in 2024, the Eastern Cape York Coastal Wetland Restoration project is a three-year initiative aimed at improving the health and resilience of coastal habitats within Great Barrier Reef catchments.

Cape York NRM and the TNQ Drought Hub’s Sustainable Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Enterprise (SATSIE) Program are joining forces with local councils and businesses to support agricultural projects and food security through a Cultivating Climate-Smart and Sustainable Agriculture project in Cape York Peninsula.

Cape York NRM showcased its new Cultivating Climate-Smart and Sustainable Agriculture project at a recent field day in Cooktown for producers across the Annan, Endeavour, and Normanby catchments.

Lauren O’Bryan has joined Cape York NRM as the region’s new Sustainable Agriculture Facilitator (SAF) — the primary contact for supporting sustainable land management across the Cape.

An award-winning turtle protection program from Western Cape York is being replicated on the Peninsula’s east coast to improve hatchling survival rates of endangered marine turtles.

Project officers from Cape York NRM recently spent four days in Cape Melville National Park (CYPAL), working on a joint project to improve the condition of the Littoral Rainforest and Coastal Vine Thickets of Eastern Australia (LRCVT).

A dedicated group of landholders, rangers, and conservation experts attended a two-day workshop in June to help protect the endangered Golden-shouldered Parrot.

The Reef 2050 Water Quality Improvement Plan (WQIP) guides how industry, government and the community work together to improve the quality of water flowing to the Great Barrier Reef.

Cape York NRM recently hosted representatives from the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water for a tour of key conservation projects across the region.

The future of Cape York Peninsula's extraordinary natural resources is in the spotlight as Cape York NRM begins developing a Regional Natural Resource Management (NRM) Plan to guide the next decade of environmental stewardship across the region.

The 2025 Grazing Forum, hosted by Cape York NRM and held in Laura on Tuesday 20 and Wednesday 21 May, brought together graziers, land managers, Traditional Owners, stakeholders and industry experts from across the region. The packed two-day program featured expert presentations, engaging discussions, and a practical demonstration.

Key achievements celebrated at the Western Cape Turtle Threat Abatement Alliance's (WCTTAA) annual post-nesting season meeting included the removal of more than 4500 feral pigs and the monitoring of nearly 4000 turtle nests, which have helped keep nest predation rates below sustainable levels and increased turtle hatching success. 

A search is on for endangered Spectacled Flying-foxes (Pteropus conspicillatus) on Cape York.

More than 80 Prescribed Bodies Corporate (PBCs), land trusts Aboriginal Corporations and ranger groups from across Cape York were invited to workshop together at Cape York Conversations: Pathways to Partnership in Cairns.