Dr Rachel Morgain
The University of Melbourne
Dr Rachel Morgain's research is on how social structures, cultural values and knowledge systems shape our relationships with all the living things of the world. She works on the practical pathways and barriers that communities, policy-makers, businesses and land managers face in working in ways that benefit biodiversity, ecosystems and people, and on wider artistic, religious and cultural expressions of people's connections with the natural world.
A key focus of her work involves strengthening the resilience of our land and seascapes and communities to climate change and extreme events through restoring biodiversity and natural systems. She also works with First Peoples leaders and communities to support caring for Country and place-based planning, and with businesses and industry bodies to understand and shape nature-positive decision-making.
"The Biodiversity Council is the most significant new development in the landscape of biodiversity decision-making in Australia. It gives an expert voice for biodiversity, so that communities have access to the most crucial information about the crisis we're in, what needs to change in the decisions of governments, businesses and communities, and what every one of us can do about it."
"The Biodiversity Council is about drawing together knowledge and evidence to achieve the vital changes we need to protect and care for biodiversity in Australia, and support communities to thrive through the flourishing of nature all around us. It has the potential to fundamentally transform how we think about ourselves and how we connect with and care for all living things and the beautiful places we love." - Dr Rachel Morgain
