{"id":9541,"date":"2018-06-27T09:50:14","date_gmt":"2018-06-26T23:50:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edgeenvironment.com\/?p=9541"},"modified":"2019-09-27T13:58:11","modified_gmt":"2019-09-27T03:58:11","slug":"make-good-june-bush-heritage-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edgeenvironment.com\/us\/2018\/06\/27\/make-good-june-bush-heritage-australia\/","title":{"rendered":"Make More Good for June: Bush Heritage Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Edge Environment\u2019s monthly \u2018Make More Good\u2019 donation sends $300 to a worthy cause nominated by a staff member. In June, Edge\u2019s Senior Sustainability Consultant Nicole Thompson, chose Bush Heritage Australia\u00a0<\/a>to be the recipient.\u00a0\u00a0Bush Heritage Australia bring Traditional knowledge and science together to return the bush to good health.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Ask anyone what\u2019s special about Australia and there\u2019s a good chance that our incredible and diverse wildlife and landscape will get a mention.<\/p>\n

From eucalyptus forests of NSW…<\/p>\n

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…to the wet tropics of Queensland…<\/p>\n

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…and the red rocky gorges of Western Australia<\/p>\n

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Australia is less well known for is its alarming level of land clearing. Australia has\u00a0lost almost 40% of its forests<\/a> and Eastern Australia is ranked in the top 10 of the world\u2019s major areas of deforestation<\/a>, up there with the Amazon and Borneo. Australia is also leading the planet with some of the highest rates of plant and\u00a0 animal extinction<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Our beautiful landscapes have been cleared to create pastures for livestock, logging, development, mining, and infrastructure. Vegetation management laws introduced in the nineties reduced the level of clearing significantly, but NSW and Queensland governments overturned these laws and clearing on private land has rapidly increased again.<\/p>\n

We like trees for many reasons \u2013 they help prevent soil erosion and maintain water quality, are a natural carbon sink storing greenhouse gases, contribute rain to our local climates, and provide habitat to cool creatures like Carnaby\u2019s cockatoo, the southern cassowary, Bennet\u2019s tree kangaroo, and the black-flanked rock-wallaby. All of these animals are under threat as well as the iconic koala, recently listed as vulnerable to extinction in Queensland and New South Wales, all due to land clearing.<\/p>\n

And so for this month’s Make More Good donation, I\u2019m donating to Bush Heritage Australia. This not-for-profit\u2019s purpose is to return the bush to good health. Their mission is in landscape-scale conservation through the purchasing of high conservation value land, with low levels of protection. I chose this organisation for two reasons.<\/p>\n

Firstly similar to Edges philosophy, science underpins their conservation work and research informs their decision making. They use a selection process to choose priority landscapes and conservation assets of national importance. Their work is informed by knowledge of the land’s species and ecosystems, to ensure they can restore degraded land effectively, and rebuild native species populations.<\/p>\n

Secondly they acknowledge they don\u2019t have all the answers and that there is much to learn from generations of Traditional Owners. Bush Heritage Australia works closely with Aboriginal partners, bringing Traditional knowledge and science together in two-way learning and collaboration. \u00a0They have 24 active Aboriginal partnerships which encompass 4.9 million hectares of land being protected for conservation.<\/p>\n

Bush Heritage Australia\u2019s work protects our native plants and animals, while supporting and valuing our people and culture. They work across more than 6\u00a0million hectares, protect threatened ecosystems, and 5,812 species of plants and animals, including at least 235 threatened species. You can find out more at www.bushheritage.org.au<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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