The Nature Restoration Alliance Australia Resource Library brings together recordings of Steering Committee presentations featuring leading researchers and practitioners in ecological restoration. The library will continue to expand with technical guidance, publications and practical resources supporting restoration across Australia.
Guest speaker: Professor Justine Bell-James
45 minutes. Recorded 8 April 2026
Ecological restoration is increasingly recognised as essential to addressing biodiversity loss and climate change. Professor Justine Bell-James explores why restoration permitting is often viewed as “risky”, examines legal barriers to restoration in Australia, and discusses opportunities for reform that could help scale ecological restoration.
Explore the presentations delivered to the NRAA Steering Committee by leading researchers and practitioners working in ecological restoration, environmental policy and related disciplines.
Guest speaker: Rachel Gallagher
Rachel Gallagher outlines the NESP Restoration by Design project, demonstrating how ecological monitoring, soil science and collaboration are improving biodiversity outcomes across Australia’s restoration landscapes.
Guest speaker: Rob Brewster
Can Australia restore its missing mammals at landscape scale? Rob Brewster shares why effective invasive predator management, collaboration and long-term ecological restoration are essential to bringing native wildlife back where it belongs.
Guest speaker: Sara Castillo-Rodriguez and Ian Warren
How can ecological restoration projects generate measurable biodiversity outcomes? Discover how DCCEEW’s new Planner platform is helping landholders design, assess and prepare Nature Repair Market projects using nationally consistent ecological data and forecasting tools.
Guest speaker: Dr Peggy Eby
Australia’s restoration story is bigger than any single project. Discover how the Habitat Restoration Hub is connecting thousands of restoration sites into a national database that supports collaboration, informs planning and strengthens evidence-based ecological restoration.
This resource library will continue to grow as new presentations, technical guidance and publications become available. If you’re looking for a particular topic, or have suggestions for future resources, please contact the NRAA.