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Over 90,000 new trees for koalas in 3 years

 

 

Following the Commonwealth’s decision earlier this year to upgrade the conservation status of koalas from vulnerable to endangered under national law, New South Wales followed suit, up-listing the koala from vulnerable to endangered under the State’s Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016. 

“The partnership between NRMA Insurance and Conservation Volunteers Australia through the Seeds of Change project has helped create a more resilient future for our iconic species giving them the best chance of survival into the future.”

Shae Kolk, Project Manager, Wild Futures​

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Our Seeds of Change project and the impact on koalas

  • Extending, creating and strengthening primary koala habitat and corridors​
  • Directly planting over 90,000 trees across Queensland and New South Wales​
  • Every koala food tree we plant contributes to a safer future for not only the Koala but other threatened species ​
  • Seeds of change not only in the landscape, for koalas and their wild neighbours, but in peoples’ hearts and minds​
  • Expanding working relationships with community and state government organisations to benefit future koala projects and threatened species conservation work​
  • Over 18,500 people reached online and in-person (educated and upskilled) – beating our target of 15,000 by 23%)
  • More than 45 threatened species populations benefiting from habitat conservation and restoration
  • Over 200 Nature Stewards engaged through on-ground community planting and online activation

 

Map of Northern Rivers Project Sites

 

Working with local landholders to create Safer Homes for wildlife

 

Case Study: Bruno Bertolo

 

 

Flood Recovery Work

 

Flood destruction was massive right across the region in March 2022 and each site was affected to varying degrees. After newly planted seedlings were torn down by the rushing flood waters, Conservation Volunteers Australia and our brilliant volunteers didn’t waste time and had plants back in the ground and growing again within a month.​

 

 

Before and after shots (aka us showing off)

 

 

Volunteers in action

 

 

Free Access to Seeds to Trees Master Class Series

 

Together with the NRMA and Firewheel Rainforest Nursery, we produced a fantastic series that teaches you all about collecting native seeds from your neighbourhood and how to grow them into a thriving native garden. Have a quick listen to expert Mark Dunphy, Restoration Ecologist and owner of Firewheel Rainforest Nursery, who makes it sound so easy, we dare you not to want to have a go yourself.

 

Keen to learn more about the Seeds of Change project?

 

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