Protecting Canberra’s nature
The 2019 United Nations report on biodiversity identified that up to one million species globally face extinction in coming decades. Australia is not immune, with 1,600 species that are currently threatened.
The ACT is home to two critically-endangered ecological communities with 52 threatened species. Natural Temperate Grasslands and Yellow Box-Blakely’s Red Gum Grassy Woodlands are especially important given their national significance, as well as their intrinsic value and amenity they bring to our city.
Threatened by urban development, invasive species and climate change, these areas of conservation value in the ACT should now be protected.
Latest news
Namadgi extensively damaged, but showing pockets of hope
On Friday 6th March, Maddie Clegg, biodiversity campaigner from the Conservation Council, attended an assessment tour of Namadgi National Park, to see first-hand the...
Snapshot: ACT State of the Environment Report 2019
Yesterday, the ACT State of the Environment Report 2019 was tabled in the Legislative Assembly. The Report, produced every 3-4 years by the Commissioner for...
MEDIA RELEASE: Environment funding welcome and necessary
10 February 2020 MEDIA RELEASE Environment funding welcome and necessary “The Conservation Council ACT Region today welcomed an additional $7.8m over 4 years of...
New guide reveals Ginninderry’s Treasures
The Conservation Council is proud to present 'Ginninderry Treasures', the sixth book in the Treasures of the ACT Region series. With contributions from a team of local...
MEDIA RELEASE: Community support for Coombs Peninsula to be protected
MEDIA RELEASE: The Conservation Council has welcomed a motion which passed the ACT Legislative Assembly yesterday and called on the ACT Government to put aside the...
Neighbourhood Cat Containment Pack
Would you like to encourage voluntary cat containment in your neighbourhood? Perhaps you live close to a nature reserve and the protection of sensitive wildlife is...