The rainforest and the Threatened species found on Lot 150 Cape Tribulation Road deserve the same level of protection as the nearby Daintree National Park and World Heritage Area. That's why we've exchanged a contract and are ready to purchase this special property in Daintree Lowland Rainforest. Now, all we need now is your help.
Lot 150 Cape Tribulation Road in the Daintree Rainforest
The Daintree Lowland Rainforest is a living museum and Lot 150 Cape Tribulation Road has a significant population of the ancient flowering plant Idiospermum australiense.
During our inspection of Lot 150, we discovered a population of the Green Dinasour (Idiospermum australiense). This species represents one of the earliest known lineages of flowering plants, dating back 120 million years. They are found in very few locations in north-eastern Queensland (e.g. the Daintree National Park and nearby freehold properties) and only in the very wet parts of the rainforest.
The Idiospermum has provided justification for the description of the Daintree as the oldest continuously existing rainforest in the world. They have been called the Green Dinosaur and the Daintree - the place where flowers began. They are found in the fossil record going back 120 million years and are of great significance to science and our understanding of the evolution of flowering plants.
For this reason, Lot 150 Cape Tribulation Road deserves to be purchased, provided with the highest level of protection, and managed for its exceptional conservation values.
The rainforest on Lot 150 deserves the same level of protection as the nearby Daintree National Park and World Heritage Area.
Please, donate now and help purchase Lot 150 Cape Tribulation Road in the Daintree Rainforest. Every $2.50 you donate will help save one square metre of the Daintree. If you donate $25 you will help purchase ten square metres! A donation of $50 will help purchase twenty square metres and $100 will help purchase forty square metres of the World Heritage value Daintree Rainforest. Prefer to use PayPal? Please donate here.
Seedlings of the Ribbonwood (Idiospermum australiense)
The Idiospermum has a very limited distribution. Unlike fruits of other rainforest plants, they are not distributed by the Southern Cassowary.
They have a unique poison, a chemical called idiospermuline contained within the seed. The seeds are so toxic that most animals cannot eat them without being severely poisoned. The seeds are mainly spread through gravity dispersal, the seeds rolling down slopes to find their new home. It has been suggested that the seeds were formerly dispersed by the now-extinct Diprotodon, on the basis that many Australian marsupials are adapted to cope with the toxins in Australian plants.
Lot 150 Cape Tribulation Road is a freehold property adjacent to the Daintree National Park. It is located at Diwan and is part of the core Idiospermum habitat in the Daintree. The Idiospermum populations at Diwan is equally significant to populations in the Noah/Oliver Creek valleys.
The rainforest on Lot 150 deserves the same level of protection as the nearby Daintree National Park and World Heritage Area.
Please, donate now and help purchase Lot 150 Cape Tribulation Road in the Daintree Rainforest. Every $2.50 you donate will help save one square metre of the Daintree. If you donate $25 you will help purchase ten square metres! A donation of $50 will help purchase twenty square metres and $100 will help purchase forty square metres of the World Heritage value Daintree Rainforest. Prefer to use PayPal? Please donate here.
Leaves of the Ribbonwood (Idiospermum australiense)
The acquisition of Lot 150 Cape Tribulation Road will help to fulfil our vision for the conservation of the Daintree Lowland Rainforest which requires the buyback of all undeveloped freehold properties so they can be managed for their exceptional conservation values. Buying this property will allow it to be included in the adjoining Daintree National Park.
The Daintree Lowland Rainforest in North Queensland is the oldest rainforest on the planet, with an unbroken evolutionary history going back over 120 million years to the first flowering plants.
“Small areas on the very wet lowlands, especially between the Daintree River and Cape Tribulation, harbour plant species which are extremely restricted and uncommon. Many areas of this ecosystem are considered refugial in nature and are local centers of endemism. Many representatives of primitive families of flowering plants are present, including the monotypic family Idiospermaceae. The ecosystem is the habitat for many threatened plant species”.
International Union for the Conservation of Nature.
Fruits of the Ribbonwood (Idiospermum australiense) on Lot 150
Lot 150 Cape Tribulation Road is located at Diwan in the heart of the iconic Daintree Lowland Rainforest. This freehold property was created through a rural residential subdivision in 1982. We are purchasing the property to fulfil our vision for the Daintree lowlands which involved the purchase of all undeveloped freehold properties so they can be included in the Daintree National Pak and be managed for their conservation values.
On the property, there are many very large trees reaching 35 to 60 meters tall with impressive buttress roots. The trees are festooned with epiphytes being ferns and orchids with large lianas and other vines cascading from above.
Please, donate now and help purchase Lot 150 Cape Tribulation Road in the Daintree Rainforest. Every $2.50 you donate will help save one square metre of the Daintree. If you donate $25 you will help purchase ten square metres! A donation of $50 will help purchase twenty square metres and $100 will help purchase forty square metres of the World Heritage value Daintree Rainforest. Prefer to use PayPal? Please donate here.
There are many large old-growth trees
The rainforest on the property deserves the same level of protection as the nearby Daintree National Park and World Heritage Area.
That’s why we need your help to purchase Lot 150 Cape Tribulation Road and ensure it is managed for conservation. We have purchased 26 properties in the Daintree lowlands over the last 3 years - all funded by donations from the public. Through this process, we are reversing the negative impacts of the subdivision of the Daintree in the 1980s that created 1,136 freehold properties.
Please, donate now and help purchase Lot 150 Cape Tribulation Road in the Daintree Rainforest. Every $2.50 you donate will help save one square metre of the Daintree. If you donate $25 you will help purchase ten square metres! A donation of $50 will help purchase twenty square metres and $100 will help purchase forty square metres of the World Heritage value Daintree Rainforest. Prefer to use PayPal? Please donate here.
Lot 150 Cape Tribulation Road at Diwan
Lot 150 Cape Tribulation Road is completely covered by tropical rainforest and there is no evidence of a past clearing.
The vegetation on Lot 150 Cape Tribulation Road is Regional Ecosystem is 7.3.10a “Mesophyll vine forest, described as moderately to poorly-drained alluvial plains, of moderate fertility. Lowlands of the very wet and wet zone'. This vegetation community is listed as “Of Concern” under the Vegetation Management Act 1999.
This vegetation type is also categorized as the primary habitat for the Southern Cassowary by the Department of Environment and Resource Management (DERM QLD) and during our survey of the property, we observed an adult male Cassowary with one juvenile chick.
To purchase and protect Lot 150 Cape Tribulation Road we need to raise $25,525. The property is 10,210 sqm in size and the price is $2.50 per sqm. We receive pro bono support for conveyancing and we are exempt from government transfer fees (stamp duty).
Please, donate now and help purchase Lot 150 Cape Tribulation Road in the Daintree Rainforest. Every $2.50 you donate will help save one square metre of the Daintree. If you donate $25 you will help purchase ten square metres! A donation of $50 will help purchase twenty square metres and $100 will help purchase forty square metres of the World Heritage value Daintree Rainforest. Prefer to use PayPal? Please donate here.
The endangered Southern Cassowary
The acquisition of Lot 150 Cape Tribulation Road will help to fulfil our vision for the conservation of the Daintree Lowland Rainforest which requires the buyback of all undeveloped freehold properties so they can be managed for their exceptional conservation values. Buying this property will be a fantastic outcome for conservation as it shares a boundary with the Daintree National Park. Following the purchase of this property, and its restoration we will begin the process for it to be assessed for inclusion in the national park.
The Daintree Lowland Rainforest in North Queensland is the oldest rainforest on the planet, with an unbroken evolutionary history going back over 120 million years to the first flowering plants.
Please, donate now and help purchase Lot 150 Cape Tribulation Road in the Daintree Rainforest. Every $2.50 you donate will help save one square metre of the Daintree. If you donate $25 you will help purchase ten square metres! A donation of $50 will help purchase twenty square metres and $100 will help purchase forty square metres of the World Heritage value Daintree Rainforest. Prefer to use PayPal? Please donate here.
Lot 150 Cape Tribulation Road (right of picture)
Many people believe the iconic Daintree Rainforest is fully protected in a national park. The reality is a rural residential subdivision that occurred in the 1980s created 1,136 freehold properties in the Daintree lowlands - the area between the Daintree River and Cape Tribulation. These privately owned blocks have the same values as the adjoining Daintree National Park and World Heritage Area. Over the last 40 years, some of them have been purchased for conservation and others developed for housing.
The Daintree Lowland Rainforest in North Queensland is the oldest rainforest on the planet, with an unbroken evolutionary history going back over 120 million years to the first flowering plants.
Lot 150 Cape Tribulation Road is located at Diwan in the heart of the Daintree lowlands. This freehold property was created through the rural residential subdivision in 1982. We are purchasing the property to fulfil our vision for the Daintree lowlands which involved the purchase of all undeveloped freehold properties so they can be included in the Daintree National Park and be managed for their conservation values.
The rainforest and the Threatened species found on the property deserve the same level of protection as the nearby Daintree National Park and World Heritage Area.
That’s why we need your help to purchase Lot 150 Cape Tribulation Road.
Please, donate now and help purchase Lot 150 Cape Tribulation Road in the Daintree Rainforest. Every $2.50 you donate will help save one square metre of the Daintree. If you donate $25 you will help purchase ten square metres! A donation of $50 will help purchase twenty square metres and $100 will help purchase forty square metres of the World Heritage value Daintree Rainforest. Prefer to use PayPal? Please donate here.
Fan Palm on Lot 150 Cape Tribulation Road
We have purchased 26 properties in the Daintree lowlands over the last 3 years - all funded by donations from the public. Through this process, we are reversing the negative impacts of the subdivision of the Daintree in the 1980s that created 1,136 freehold properties.
Lot 150 Cape Tribulation Road is completely covered by tropical rainforest and there is no evidence of a past clearing. The property provides Essential habitat for the Southern Cassowary (Casuarius casuarius johnsonii) which is listed as an Endangered species.
To purchase and protect Lot 150 Cape Tribulation Road we need to raise $25,525. The property is 10,210 sqm in size and the price is $2.50 per sqm. We receive pro bono support for conveyancing and we are exempt from government transfer fees (stamp duty).
The rainforest and the Threatened species found on Lot 150 Cape tribulation Road deserve the same level of protection as the nearby Daintree National Park and World Heritage Area.
Please, donate now and help purchase Lot 150 Cape Tribulation Road in the Daintree Rainforest. Every $2.50 you donate will help save one square metre of the Daintree. If you donate $25 you will help purchase ten square metres! A donation of $50 will help purchase twenty square metres and $100 will help purchase forty square metres of the World Heritage value Daintree Rainforest. Prefer to use PayPal? Please donate here.
Bennett's Tree-kangaroo - Photo by David White
The Wet Tropics of Far North Queensland has been described as the second most important World Heritage Area and the sixth most important protected area globally.
The acquisition of Lot 150 Cape Tribulation Road will help to fulfil our vision for the conservation of the Daintree Lowland Rainforest which requires the buyback of all undeveloped freehold properties so they can be managed for their exceptional conservation values. Buying this property will be a fantastic outcome for conservation as it shares a boundary with the Daintree National Park. Following the purchase of this property, and its restoration we will begin the process for it to be assessed for inclusion in the national park.
The rainforest and the Threatened species found on Lot 150 Cape tribulation Road deserve the same level of protection as the nearby Daintree National Park and World Heritage Area.
Please, donate now and help purchase Lot 150 Cape Tribulation Road in the Daintree Rainforest. Every $2.50 you donate will help save one square metre of the Daintree. If you donate $25 you will help purchase ten square metres! A donation of $50 will help purchase twenty square metres and $100 will help purchase forty square metres of the World Heritage value Daintree Rainforest. Prefer to use PayPal? Please donate here.
The property is adjacent to the Daintree National Park and World Heritage Area. Its strategic location makes this an important acquisition as we work towards reversing the negative impacts of the rural residential subdivision. Following the purchase of this property, we will begin the process of it being transferred into the Daintree National Park (CYPAL) estate.
Please join me, donate now and help purchase Lot 150 Cape Tribulation Road in the Daintree Rainforest.
Thanks for everything you do to help Save the Daintree Rainforest.
Kelvin Davies
Founder, Rainforest 4 Foundation
P.S. If you have any questions about the purchase and protection of Lot 150 Cape Tribulation Road please see our frequently asked questions page. You can also email me at [email protected] or call me during business hours at 0437 423 119.
BACKGROUND
In 1982 the Queensland government approved a 1,136-lot rural residential subdivision in the Daintree. This resulted in two-thirds of the Daintree Lowland Rainforest being excluded from protection in the Daintree National Park and Wet Tropics World Heritage Area that was declared in 1988. Lot 150 Cape Tribulation at Diwan is one of these properties.
The Daintree Lowland Rainforest is one of the oldest rainforests on Earth and provides a refuge for wildlife and ancient flowering plants. It holds exceptionally high biodiversity and conservation value and is the largest continuous area of tropical rainforest remaining in Australia. With almost 200 undeveloped properties remaining in private ownership, the future of the Daintree is yet to be determined. Will it be increased development and urbanisation, or will it be the winding back of the disastrous subdivision to save the Daintree Rainforest.
Please, donate now and help purchase Lot 398 Maple Road in the Daintree Rainforest. Every $2.00 you donate will help save one square metre of the Daintree. If you donate $20 you will help purchase ten square metres of essential Cassowary habitat! A donation of $50 will help purchase twenty-five square metres and $100 will help purchase fifty square metres of the World Heritage value Daintree Rainforest.
Endangered Ecological Community
The Daintree Lowland Rainforest itself has now been identified as part of an Endangered Ecological Community. In November 2021 the Australian Government listed the lowland tropical rainforest of the Wet Tropics ecological community, in the Endangered Category under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. The listing is effective as of Friday 26 November 2021 and includes the Wet Tropics of North Queensland, from near Ingham (just south of the Cardwell Range) in the south to north around Cape Tribulation. While now listed as Endangered the Daintree Lowland Rainforest is still not fully protected. The freehold properties in the Daintree lowland remain at risk from rural residential development.
Please, donate now and help purchase Lot 398 Maple Road in the Daintree Rainforest. Every $2.00 you donate will help save one square metre of the Daintree. If you donate $20 you will help purchase ten square metres of essential Cassowary habitat! A donation of $50 will help purchase twenty-five square metres and $100 will help purchase fifty square metres of the World Heritage value Daintree Rainforest.
STRONGER TOGETHER
The project to purchase and protect land in the Daintree Lowland Rainforest is a partnership involving the Rainforest 4 Foundation, Jabalbina Yalanji Aboriginal Corporation, and fellow non-profit HalfCut. We recognise that we are Stronger Together and raise funds for the buyback of properties in the Daintree Rainforest and their management for conservation.
