Webinar: Fixing Federal Nature Spending, 15 April 2026

Nature is rapidly declining in Australia, threatening culture, food security, water quality, human health, climate resilience and the economy.

In order to halt and reverse biodiversity loss, governments must come to grips with the scale of funding required - and also move away from nature harming investments.

So how much money is actually needed to halt nature loss and to recover threatened and culturally significant plants, animals and ecosystems in Australia? And how does that compare to current levels of government investment in activities that help or harm nature?

In this interactive webinar, experts will examine current federal spending on nature and unpack how to redirect public funding to better support nature, including strengthening Indigenous-led management of Desert Country.

The webinar will include a Q&A session.

📅 Date: Wed 15 April

🕒 Time: 1-2pm (AEST)

Speakers and topics:

• Mai Nguyen, Engagement Manager at Cyan Ventures, with over 8 years experience as an economic consultant. Topic: How much is being spent to help nature in Australia?

• Jon Hodgetts, Partnerships Manager at the Indigenous Desert Alliance. Topic: Better funding to support Indigenous-led management of Desert Country.

• Paul Elton, environmental policy expert and Doctoral Researcher at the Australian National University. Topics: What would it cost to save nature - the cost of delivering our Biodiversity Framework Commitments & Changing government spending from harming nature to helping.

• Prof Brendan Wintle, Director of the Melbourne Biodiversity Institute, Professor in Conservation Ecology at the University of Melbourne. Topic: The cost of preventing land and sea extinctions in Australia - the case to continue and expand the Saving Native Species Fund.

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