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COP26: Climate action urgently needed during Decade on Ecosystem Restoration

...of non-native species. Such approaches to capturing carbon can lead to degradation or loss of native ecosystems and introduce new pests, diseases and invasive species that threaten global biodiversity. Greening...

Greening Australia to deliver one of Australia’s largest-ever restoration projects

...project will cover approximately 20,000 hectares of land, equivalent to one-quarter of the city of Canberra in size, and create habitat for dozens of endangered species. Establishing 25 million trees...

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Ten-year research milestone provides valuable data for future restoration

...Peniup has been that biomass (weight) varies widely between plant species, soil type and species richness, directly impacting on carbon storage potential. Some of this research provided information that was...

Getting pollinators to work in SPAs

...which pollinators visit which plant species in many parts of Australia. This is important because some plants have very specialised pollination systems. The sunny yellow flowers of Hibbertia species, like...

Can hi-tech nest boxes help recover the Greater Glider?

...will keep Greater Gliders not too hot and not too cold and will help to increase the species’ resilience in a changing climate,” said Dr Kita Ashman, Threatened Species and...

It’s time to start helping nature adapt for bushfire resilience

...plants are able to reestablish naturally. For example, some tree species like our iconic Alpine Ash are adapted to fire and in traditional circumstances would release seed onto recently burnt...

Gliding to Recovery: Greening Australia and Landcare work to save endangered Greater Gliders

...habitat. The species, unique to eastern Australia, was once abundant along the east coast, but populations have diminished by 80 per cent in the last 20 years due to habitat...

Volunteers plant WOMADelaide seedlings at Deep Creek

...at various sites, and the ‘WOMADelaide Forest‘ now covers over 85 hectares, capturing carbon and restoring habitat for local species as they grow. This year, the iconic festival’s offset funds...

Greater Glider families move into hi-tech nest boxes

...cameras beside the nest boxes to monitor their use. Dr Kita Ashman, Threatened Species and Climate Adaptation Ecologist, WWF-Australia was part of the team deploying cameras and looking inside the...

Putting the eco in economy

How mature environmental markets will save the planet To truly stop, reverse and prevent a global climate emergency and unprecedented species loss, environmental initiatives need better financial investment solutions to...

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