A National Approach to Attaining Nature Positive Restoration in Australia
This position statement outlines the urgent need for Australia to scale up ecosystem restoration as a critical response to the intertwined crises of biodiversity loss and climate change. Developed through extensive consultation with restoration practitioners, researchers and organisations across Australia, it presents a roadmap for achieving nature positive outcomes through effective, science-based restoration.
The document highlights the importance of restoring degraded lands, waterways and marine ecosystems alongside stronger protection measures. It calls for increased investment, improved policy settings, stronger Indigenous leadership and participation, greater restoration capacity, and nationally coordinated action to meet Australia’s commitments under the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration and the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.
Drawing on the expertise of Australia’s restoration sector, the statement provides practical recommendations to help governments, industry, communities and restoration practitioners work together to halt environmental decline and support the long-term recovery and resilience of Australia’s diverse ecosystems.