Help us be Loud about Nature

Decision makers have said they are committed to halting the extinction of threatened species, protecting our ecosystems and phasing out tax-payer funded hand-outs for activities that harm the environment. But these promises continue to be broken.

Now, more than ever, Australia needs an expert, independent voice to hold decision makers accountable and keep nature on the agenda.

This is why the Biodiversity Council exists. Our councillors are working to share evidence-based findings and solutions in response to the nature crisis. But we need your help to amplify their voices. Support us and together we can be loud about nature.

This year, we’ve been loud about policy reforms, from feral cat management to the Environmental Protection Australia Bill. We were vocal about the federal budget. We’ve questioned the meaning of Nature Positive and stood up against greenwashing. We challenged the Australian Government about spending on subsidies that could harm the environment. We called out legislation amendments that would have given the offshore oil and gas industry a leave pass from Australia’s national environmental laws. And we've been champions for Australia’s most imperiled species.

We’ve started to cut through, but with your support we will advocate, campaign and be even louder about nature.

With your help, we will continue making the case for evidence-based policies and investments that help nature and people. We will advocate for more urban green spaces to promote health and wellbeing. We will continue to centre First Nations knowledge in looking after and healing Country.

But we cannot do this without your support. Will you help us be loud about nature?

Find out what our experts are loud about

Barry J Hunter

Indigenous cultural knowledge and practices are vital to achieving the government’s nature positive goals. Barry is empowering Traditional Owners and First Nations groups and their work on Country to create economic independence while demonstrating environmental, social and cultural benefits.

Hannah Thomas

More than 300,000 ha of QLD’s forests are being cleared every year. Hannah is fighting to stop land clearing by calling for national law reforms and better support for landowners managing trees on their land.

Professor Sarah Bekessy

Losing nature from our cities will impact our health and wellbeing and make the summer heat more severe. Sarah is fighting to create healthy cities where affordable housing doesn’t come at the expense of our urban green spaces and biodiversity.

Associate Professor Nicki Mitchell

Climate change is making southwest WA drier and hotter, placing species and ecosystems under increasing stress. Nicki’s ground-breaking research is helping to ensure WA’s iconic animals don’t go extinct before we find solutions to the climate crisis.