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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Submission to the South-east Marine Parks Network Management Plan Review
5 February 2022
South-east Commonwealth Marine Reserves Network Management Plan expired on June 30 2023 and a new plan is prepared. Our submission explains some significant changes needed in any new plan.
Connecting kids with nature and culture: science education for our future
6 December 2002
This factsheet looks at a new program called Totemic Species in Schools, which brings together First Peoples' science with hands-on learning in the schoolyard.
