The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) is conducting consultation with stakeholders on updating the Strategy for Nature, which is Australia’s National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).

DCCEEW convened a series of three workshops with stakeholders in March 2024. Participants were provided with a 20-page discussion paper immediately prior to the workshop.

The Biodiversity Council is concerned by the lack of urgency, ambition, and credibility in the approach being taken to updating the Strategy for Nature and has nine specific recommendations for the updated strategy.