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Kangaroo at sunset in Cape Hillsborough National Park, Queensland, Australia. © Martin Wasilewski
An illustration of animals, plants and fossils found in Nilpena Ediacara National Park in Australia

A Park for the Past

The new Nilpena Ediacara National Park in South Australia preserves wild evolutionary history and a rich desert landscape.

Feb 23, 2024

Two people in bright red traditional fabrics look out over a wide grassland, pointing at a rainstorm in the distance.

Indigenous Lands Conversion Risk and Solutions

A new global study maps out conversion risks to Indigenous Peoples' lands and explores the factors that increase land conversion risk. But, as the co-authors suggest, there are solutions.

By Sarah Wakefield Adhya | Aug 08, 2023

Australia's red mountains as viewed from the grassy plains.

Australia's Commitment to 30 by 30: Essential Conservation at Scale

To support Australia’s national 30 by 30 goal, The Nature Conservancy is working with state governments to protect large, biodiverse ecosystems at a landscape scale.

of savanna woodlands carried out by indigenous people on the Fish River Station in northern Australia

Fighting Fire With Fire

Combining cutting-edge fire science with traditional knowledge, Indigenous communities are using fire to bring reductions in greenhouse gas emissions in northern Australia.

Man walking across burning grassland with a petrol can and flame.

Bringing Indigenous Fire Back to Northern Australia

Indigenous fire management benefits biodiversity and reduces climate emissions.

shellfish and marine life on a healthy reef

Restoring Australia’s Lost Shellfish Reefs

TNC is embarking on Australia's largest-ever marine restoration initiative, building 60 shellfish reefs across the country.

Aerial view of Telephone Bank, Gayini

Exploring Gayini - Nari Nari Country

Managing Country for conservation, sustainable agriculture and Indigenous heritage

Waterfalls in Western Australia

Australia: A Land That Inspires the Imagination

With our expert team and support from donors, members, governments, the private sector and the general community, we’re getting on with the job of conserving the Australian environment for people and nature, for generations to come.

Melbourne suburb at sunrise

Living Melbourne: Greenprinting a Metropolis

Urban green spaces generate a multitude of benefits for cities. Now there's a guide for helping nature flourish in communities across the globe.

Apr 01, 2020

Australia's black swan

Australia water birds

In a dry corner of Australia, The Nature Conservancy just bought 120 square miles of wetlands that sustain breeding water birds and a 50,000-year-old culture.

By Justine E. Hausheer | Oct 31, 2019

Red Gum trees line the bank of Frenchmans Creek, a short tributary of the Darling River in west New South Wales at dawn.

Balancing Water in the Murray-Darling

We’re balancing agriculture, finance and the environment.

A dried up paddock on a farm in New South Wales, Australia.

After The Big Dry

Australia’s 14-year drought—the worst in national history—sparked a new market for farmers to buy and sell water, and help give some back to nature.

By Julian Smith | May 30, 2017

Martu rangers are monitoring the health of waterholes on country, in western Australia.

Martu Living Deserts

Martu country in the Western Desert is a place of global conservation significance, rich in biodiversity and cultural value.

at Georges Bay, Tasmania - the last surviving healthy reef of its kind!

Turning Rubbish Into Reefs

Restoring Australia's Forgotten Shellfish Reefs

is a 700 square mile area in northern Australia. The remote property ecosystem still functions much as it has for thousands of years.

Women Rangers in Northern Australia

Aboriginal women hold special knowledge that is vital to caring for country.

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