Australia has taken an important step toward protecting and restoring its natural environment.
Our environment ministers have now agreed to a national implementation plan for Australia's Strategy for Nature.
The plan sets a shared direction for how we will work to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030. Its vision is to move toward living in harmony with nature by 2050. This aligns with the goals of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.
The plan:
- aims to guide whole-of-society and whole-of-government action
- describes what success should look like by 2030
- highlights work already underway.
It groups actions according to how quickly they can create impact:
- short term actions to 2028 that build early momentum
- mid term actions to 2030 that scale up progress and address more complex challenges
- long term actions beyond 2030 that support major system wide shifts.
The implementation plan reflects insights from all Australian governments. It also draws on feedback from the public, First Nations peoples, environmental organisations, researchers, business and industry.
Australia has already made significant progress, including by:
- passing major environmental law reforms
- committing to reduce emissions by 62-70% below 2005 levels by 2035
- developing the Net Zero plan, supported by 6 sector emissions reduction plans
- advancing the Nature Repair Market
- developing the 30 by 30 roadmap
- developing the National Circular Economy Framework
- investing heavily in protected areas through the Australian Bushland Program.
We will keep working with all sectors to take action and invest in nature. This will help halt and reverse biodiversity loss and support nature to recover.
Environment Information Australia will help us monitor and report on progress. This will give Australians a clear view of how national efforts are tracking. It tells us where further work is needed to meet our commitments to halt and reverse biodiversity loss and support nature to recover.
