Melbourne Biodiversity Institute Submission to Australia’s Strategy for Nature 2024-2026
A multidisciplinary collective of MBI scholars gave feedback on the Department for Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water’s (DCCEEW) discussion paper for the implementation plan for Australia’s Strategy for Nature 2024-2030 in the aim of providing critical guidance to governments and stakeholders.
Research cluster
Systems for nature-positive transitions
Project team
Professor Rebecca Nelson (Melbourne Law School), Dr Rachel Morgain (School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences), Professor Brendan Wintle (School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences), Lara Skerratt (School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences), Dr Chris Baker (School of Mathematics and Statistics), Dr Emma Hudgins (School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences), Professor Sandra Kentish (Department of Chemical Engineering), Rebbekah Markey-Tower (Melbourne Law School), Maddison Miller (School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences), Professor Emily Nicholson (School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences), A/Professor Erin O'Donnell (Melbourne Law School), Professor Andrew Robinson (School of Mathematics and Statistics), A/Professor Stanislav Roudavski (Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning), Dr Rebecca Runting (School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences), Professor Margaret Young (Melbourne Law School)
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Project Summary
A multidisciplinary collective of MBI scholars gave feedback on the Department for Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water’s (DCCEEW) discussion paper for the implementation plan for Australia’s Strategy for Nature 2024-2030 in the aim of providing critical guidance to governments and stakeholders.
This was in the form of a survey, and a written report with detailed solutions to proposed barriers for every target listed in the implementation plan. MBI compiled appropriate tools, research, guidelines and resources conducted by MBI researchers to assist the Australian government in achieving its environmental protection and resilience targets and outcomes, as well as where the targets and outcomes fall short of international standards.
In order to turn around Australia’s shocking record of biodiversity loss and extinction, it is essential that our Strategy for Nature and subsequent implementation plan represent transformational change with an ambitious, resourced, nationally coordinated approach to implementation.
MBI provide six detailed key measures, including:
- Mobilising a national leadership body
- Empowering First Nations leadership
- Increasing funding to recover biodiversity and eliminating biosecurity risks
- Implementing stronger laws
- Investing in knowledge generation to achieve these goals
MBI aims to provide the government with the motivation, tools and vision to protect and restore Australia’s incredible biodiversity.
View the MBI submission.