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Insights on ecological engineering, mine rehabilitation, landscape rehabilitation, water reuse, biosolids, revegetation, forestry and natural capital from Verterra’s team of scientists and engineers.
When the next flood arrives: new evidence for integrated streambank repair
Rehabilitated streambanks may look successful while vegetation is establishing and river levels remain low, but the real test comes when the next major flood arrives.
New peer-reviewed research from Alluvium Consulting and the School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Science at the University of Melbourne provides compelling evidence that integrated streambank rehabilitation can substantially reduce erosion during these high-flow events.
Bowen Gully Rehabilitation Project: A Foundational Reef Credit Project
Queensland’s Bowen River catchment has the dubious honour of being home to some of the highest sediment loads entering the Great Barrier Reef. But now, a groundbreaking project aims to help change that by setting a new benchmark for privately funded gully repair.
Operating under the Reef Credits Gully Method, the Bowen Gully Rehabilitation Project, completed construction in September, and has the potential to reduce sediment load to the Great Barrier Reef by up to 500 tonnes per year. Verterra Ecological Engineering delivered the project, leveraging its deep expertise in land rehabilitation and soil amelioration to deliver a solution that will transform the eroded landscape and help safeguard the future of the Great Barrier Reef.
Leading the Way in Smarter Sediment Management in Mining
In the mining industry, effective sediment control is critical—not just for environmental compliance, but also to build and maintain a sustainable license to operate. Until now, quantifying the actual impact of erosion management strategies has remained difficult, especially across large and complex sites, but Verterra’s novel application of a remote-sensed Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE) is changing that.
Turning Natural Capital into Business Value in the Fitzroy Catchment
As the demand for measurable ESG outcomes accelerates, forward-thinking organisations are shifting from offset-based compliance to on-ground investment in natural capital. A leading example is the Fitzroy River Water Quality Improvement Project, delivered by Verterra Ecological Engineering.