Great Southern Landscapes
An ambitious program to restore and reconnect ecosystems across southern Australia
Great Southern Landscapes is Greening Australia’s ambitious program to restore and reconnect ecosystems across southern Australia. By working with landholders, Traditional Owners, and local communities, we are scaling up landscape restoration to improve biodiversity, rebuild habitat for threatened species, and enhance climate resilience. Our goal is to restore over 330,000 hectares of degraded land by 2030, ensuring that nature and people can thrive together.
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A significant part of this project is the restoration of the critically endangered grasslands of the Victorian Volcanic Plains. This 2.3 million-hectare landscape supports two threatened ecological communities and eight nationally threatened animal species. Working with landowners and partners, restoration includes reconnecting fragmented woodlands, restoring degraded grasslands, and protecting roadside vegetation. Photo credit: Jesse Collins
Greening Australia is restoring and protecting around 700 hectares of the Superb Parrot's key foraging habitat by planting native vegetation, improving movement corridors, and supporting regeneration of woodland ecosystems. Photo credit: Nathanael Coyne
Studies show that the Shade Shelter Fodder system can increase farm productivity and raise farm profits by 15-24%. Incorporating carbon sequestration into plantings can also increase financial returns and shorten payback periods to around 7 years. Photo credit: Toby Peet and Brains
Shade Shelter and Fodder is a method of regenerative planting developed by Greening Australia. The main aim is to re-establish perennial native plant cover across degraded farmland, integrating ecological restoration with paddock productivity and carbon sequestration. Photo credit: Toby Peet and Brains
The Superb Parrot is a large, attractive parrot found across inland New South Wales and Victoria. The most significant threat to the Superb Parrot is widespread clearing and degradation of foraging habitats, particularly the loss of wattles, native hop bushes and perennial grasses. The superb parrot is primarily a seed eater and relies heavily on these plants at different times of the year. (photo credit: Nathanael Coyne)
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