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Landholders paid to protect native vegetation on private property

05 Aug 2024

More NSW landholders than ever are being paid to protect native plants and animals on their land through funded agreements with the NSW Government.

The NSW Biodiversity Conservation Trust has seen a steady year-on-year increase in farmers and rural property owners seeking to protect their land with a conservation agreement.

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Aboriginal empowerment inspires modern conservation practice

10 Jul 2024

The NSW Biodiversity Conservation Trust's Aboriginal Empowerment Strategy 2024-27 sets out the organisation’s aspirations toward genuine empowerment of the Aboriginal people and communities it works with.

The strategy is designed to guide staff, agreement-holders, contractors and partners in how our conservation programs can uphold cultural knowledge and weave it into modern conservation practice. 

An artwork depicting Aboriginal symbols that tells of the role insects play in the health of a landscape's biodiversity.

Ancient ways of knowing a foundation for modern days of doing

05 Jul 2024

Look to the ground, to the air around you. Listen for that gentle hum. Notice the movement close by. Feel the light touch of tiny legs or antennae. 

They’re the smallest of creatures, and a sign of a biodiverse environment, and without them we’d not have the rich flora and fauna of our celebrated Australian landscapes.