Biodiversity Strategy 2025-2035
Our Biodiversity Strategy sets a 10-year strategic approach to how we manage, enhance and protect our natural environment.
The strategy recognises the intrinsic value nature has for community and supports all to engage and interact with nature. Biodiversity can be defined as the richness and abundance of indigenous plant, animal, fungal and microorganism communities that make up and support the function of local ecosystems.
All species and organisms work together in an intricate and complex way supporting the health of our soils, natural systems, and wellbeing of all living things.
Our vision
By 2035, we have preserved all local fauna, enhanced our wildlife corridors, maintained diverse and healthy indigenous flora, increased canopy cover and fostered a strong community connection to nature.
Themes
The strategy introduces a call to action for all target to increase our indigenous vegetation cover across all landscapes (public and private). By 2035 we have planted 250,000 indigenous species to increase our ecosystem health and ensure our natural environments are resilient in the face of a changing climate.
The strategy is centered around 5 priority themes:
- Knowledge
- Enhancement
- Protection
- Wellbeing
- Partnerships