The Biodiversity Council acknowledges the First Peoples of the lands and waters of Australia, and pays respect to their Elders, past, present and future and expresses gratitude for long and ongoing custodianship of Country.
The Biodiversity Council is an independent expert group founded by 11 Australian universities to promote evidence-based solutions to Australia’s biodiversity crisis. It is hosted by The University of Melbourne. It receives funding from 11 university partners and The Ian Potter Foundation, The Ross Trust, Trawalla Foundation, The Rendere Trust, Isaacson Davis Foundation, Coniston Charitable Trust and Angela Whitbread.
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Biodiversity Council submission in response to the Victorian cat management strategy
29 April 2024
The Victorian Government is taking a good step in developing a strategy to manage cats. However, we urge them to redraft the strategy to adequately address the detrimental impacts of feral cats.
The Biodiversity Council is concerned by the lack of urgency, ambition, and credibility in the approach being taken by the Australian Government in updating the Strategy for Nature. Our submission has nine specific recommendations.
Submission to the Inquiry into Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Legislation Amendment (Safety and Other Measures) Bill 2024
13 March 2024
The Biodiversity Council submits that offshore petroleum and gas activities should not be exempt from the need to comply with the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 via 'Deeming' amendments in another bill.
2024 Biodiversity Concerns Report: A survey of community attitudes to nature conservation
6 March 2024
The second annual Biodiversity Concerns Survey has shown that Australians want the federal government to greatly increase its investment in conservation programs and implement stronger national environmental laws.
The South Australian State Government has called for input to the development of a Biodiversity Act. We agree that South Australia’s biodiversity is in precipitous decline and provide evidence-based recommendations in nine key areas.
2024/25 Pre-budget Submission: Aligning investment to international commitments
16 January 2024
This pre-budget submission focuses on key international environmental commitments made under the 2023 Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, and 6 areas of priority investment to spend to address the extinction crisis.
South Australia’s biodiversity in a changing climate: the path to nature positive by 2030
31 December 2023
The Biodiversity Council welcomed the opportunity offered by the Government of South Australia to provide strategic recommendations to assist the state to move to nature-positive by 2030 while recognising the changing climate.
