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
What Are The Benefits Of Connecting with Nature?
Have you ever noticed that relaxing on the couch after a long hike hits the spot more than it does on a lazy Sunday? Or that the stresses of everyday life fade into the background when you’re overlooking a beautiful woodland? Maybe you’ve found that focusing on a...
Lot 2 Wallaroo Road – an environmental offset without adequate protection
Canberrans care deeply about our natural places. We’re proud to live in a city where rare species like the Golden Sun Moth still survive, and we expect our governments and developers to respect and protect the places where they are known to live. But right now, that...
The future of ‘Patch GG’ – an environmental offset site zoned for future development?
Canberrans love our bush capital. We take pride in living in a city where critically endangered woodlands still survive, where woodland birds still call, and where places like ‘Patch GG’ in the National Arboretum connect us to something bigger than ourselves. We...
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...