Defend Australia’s national treasures from invasive species
Right now, our world heritage sites and national parks are burning from within. Help us defend Australia’s precious protected places by making a donation before December 20.
Invasive species are driving more than 80 per cent of Australia’s most vulnerable native plants and animals towards extinction.
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Don’t let governments off the hook, help us call for real action that protects our natural environment from invasive species.
Across our country, the sounds of the bush are falling silent. Tell your federal member of parliament to act now
Escaped garden weeds like lantana and blackberries are choking our streams and bushland.
News
The latest news and updates from our campaigns
When I first went to Central Australia in the early nineties, the desert had a rhythm.
When I went back there last month, that rhythm was gone.
The Invasive Species Council celebrates the Australian Government’s decision to elevate the role of the Chief Environmental Biosecurity Officer, saying it sends a strong signal that protecting Australia’s environment from invasive species is being taken seriously at the highest levels of government.
The Invasive Species Council has announced the appointment of its long-serving former CEO, Andrew Cox, as a new Ambassador – a role that will see him continue advancing Australia’s leadership on invasive species prevention and management at the global level.
Late on a Friday afternoon – while most Victorians were heading home for the weekend – the Allan Government quietly slipped out its long-awaited response to the Wildlife Act review.
Australia’s national environment law has a missing letter – and that small omission tells a big story about why our wildlife keeps disappearing.
The Invasive Species Council has welcomed the Queensland government’s proposal to restrict Amazon frogbit under the state’s biosecurity laws but says Queensland should seize the opportunity to stop history repeating itself with other invasive aquatic weeds.
Your good will for nature.
Invasive species destroy our natural places and transform the landscape, leaving our native animals without shelter or food and natural systems destroyed. You can help create an Australia where our unique wildlife is safe in flourishing protected areas.