Climate change
We're living in a time of unprecedented climate change. Seasons are changing and ecosystems being disrupted. Our focus is mitigating environmental impacts.
Our natural world is experiencing startling changes that threaten all life on earth – including ours. Under climate change, the planet is warming at a rate not seen in historical records.
During the last 200+ years in Australia and continuing today, land clearing, habitat destruction and invasive species are threatening ecosystems. Many of our native species are being pushed to the brink.
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Ecologist Ben Parkhurst checks a reptile trap during a biological survey. Photo Annette Ruzicka.
What we do now will determine the future of these wondrous, interconnected ecosystems and irreplaceable landscapes, that have evolved over millions of years.
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A Black-winged Stilt at Naree. Photo Peter Morris.
We need people actively managing Country and working with the land to heal and protect it.
Our people are on the ground. They include expert scientists, volunteers and Traditional Custodians. They collect data and use cutting-edge research. They search for new and innovative ways to drive a right-way approach to land management. They control feral animal populations and weeds and manage Country for fires and floods.
Together, we are tackling some of our environment’s most significant threats.
Environmental challenges
Species extinctions
Nature is vanishing at a rate not seen in ten million years. Australia has the worst rate of mammal extinction of any developed country. More than 2,000 species are threatened with extinction. What we do now can reverse this decline.
Land clearing
Every year at least 500,000 hectares are cleared in Australia. With it, we lose thousands of birds, reptiles and mammals and make climate change worse. When we protect the bush, we protect the carbon it stores.
