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Across millions of hectares of Australia’s forests and woodlands once teeming with native fauna, wildlife is disappearing. The number of species listed as vulnerable or critically endangered increases every year. Huge swathes of land have been cleared for agriculture and introduced herbivores such as rabbits have dramatically changed the...
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The Australian Government will shortly begin consultation on new legislation aimed at creating a national biodiversity stewardship market to facilitate private sector investment in farmers who improve the environmental condition of their land. Through the Agriculture Biodiversity Stewardship Package, the Australian Government and Australian National University have developed processes...
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On 31st August, the Australian Government announced that the South West (SWCC) NRM of WA has been chosen as one of only six regions to take part in a $22.3 million Enhanced Remnant Vegetation Pilot, which will see farmers being paid for biodiversity benefits arising from managing their existing...
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The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) will be inviting Expressions of Interest for their NEW $15M Carbon Farming & Land Restoration Program soon. The Program aims to unlock the potential of carbon farming in the South West agricultural zone and enable rural businesses to establish carbon farming projects that deliver priority environmental, community and economic...
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South West Catchments Council is collaborating with the Undalup Association to deliver a series of workshops teaching traditional methods of fire management that reduce fire risk to local wildlife and enhance native bushland. Wadandi/Pibulman Custodian Iszaac (Waalitj) Webb will explain how the traditional owners of the South West region...
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A new project aiming to employ and train local people to gather native seeds for vital habitat restoration has been successfully rolled out in the South West of WA. South West Catchments Council, in collaboration with Leschenault Catchment Council, has employed and trained 10 eager seed-collectors through the State...
The Australian Government’s much-anticipated Carbon + Biodiversity Pilot launched on 12 April, allowing farmers in South West WA to be paid for planting biodiverse native trees on their land for the first time. The $23.5 million Pilot, developed by the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment and the...
A recently completed wildlife monitoring snapshot has identified Wellington National Park as important habitat for several threatened mammal species. Results suggest native species populations are stable and widely distributed across the park, whereas introduced predator populations are in low densities and limited in range. These positive results emphasise the...
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Have you seen this fluffy shrub in your area? If so, you may have a cotton bush infestation and we’d love to know about it! Cotton bush is a highly invasive weed which poses a threat to food systems, the natural environment and health. South West Catchments Council, along...
Professor Graeme Samuel’s independent review of the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act 1999 was publicly released in January 2021 to strong support from the natural resource management sector. The review presents compelling evidence that the Act, in its current form, is ineffective at enabling protection of Australia’s...
