Nature Protection
As the 'Bush Capital' Canberra is home to some of the most amazing wildlife and landscapes in Australia. But the global crises of biodiversity loss, climate change, and pollution means that we have more to lose than ever before
Join Us in Working to Protect Our Beautiful Home
Over 100 Australian species are now listed as either extinct or extinct in the wild. Across the country, there are more non-native plants than native ones. Rivers, the lifeblood of inland landscapes like Canberra are drying up, and land is being cleared at alarming rates.
The ACT is not immune to this. Approximately 6.2% of Canberra’s mature trees have been removed in the past 5 years; our beloved faunal emblem, the Gang-gang Cockatoo is endangered; and our natural areas are at increasing risk of pest plants and animals.
CCACT Nature Policy Statements
The Biodiversity Working Group
The CCACT Biodiversity Working Group is chaired by Hugh Coppell and meets on the fourth Tuesday of the month at 5.30pm. The Biodiversity Working Group is open to anyone interested in biodiversity including member groups, staff and board members. To become involved please fill in the get involved form.
Latest News
The battle for Central Molonglo – endangered grassy woodlands worth protecting
Canberrans aren’t the only ones who love the wooded slopes that run from The Pinnacle Nature Reserve down to the lower reaches of the Molonglo River. Threatened woodland birds like the Superb Parrot, Little Eagle, and the elusive Brown Treecreeper love it too. This...
Federal Budget: funding prioritises “dangerous” devolution of federal environmental decision-making to states and territories over nature protection
Australia’s State and Territory Conservation Councils have raised concerns that the Federal Budget will undermine protections for world heritage places like Kakadu, the Tasmanian Wilderness and the Great Barrier Reef, by accelerating a handover of federal...
Waragul (Dingo) to be culled as part of ACT Government’s aerial shooting program
14 May 2026 The Conservation Council ACT Region has received confirmation from the ACT Government that Waragul (Dingo) will be culled during the annual Thermally Assisted Aerial Control Program, if encountered. Aerial culls are underway this week across the ACT’s...
Hundreds in attendance for the premiere screening of On the Edge
Over 200 people attended the premiere screening of our documentary On the Edge last night, in a powerful display of community support for Canberra's Western Edge. After the film, we delved deeper into the challenge of urban sprawl here in the ACT with a panel...
Connecting the Western Edge and 1% for Nature campaigns
In March of this year, the Conservation Council ACT Region joined other environmental advocacy organisations across the country in launching the national 1% for Nature Campaign. This campaign calls on the federal Labor Government to dedicate 1% of the federal budget...
2026 Murray-Darling Basin Plan Review Submission
The Conservation Council ACT Region calls for restoring natural flow regimes, transparent governance arrangements and climate-adjusted planning in the Upper Murrumbidgee River - Submission to the 2026 Murray-Darling Basin Plan Review. We have provided feedback to the...