Urban Bushland

Since European settlement, most native vegetation in the Southwest of Western Australia (an area that comprises 12.3% of the state, some 31,063,650 hectares) has seen over 65% of the vegetation cover removed or significantly modified through mining, urbanisation and pastoralism. In fact, only 7% of the original untouched vegetation is intact! The continued and increasing clearing of native vegetation is a significant threat to our outstanding biodiversity and natural environment. Scientists now say that current land clearing rates, will see these millions of hectares of land treeless within decades from now.  In turn this will result in severe negative ramiļ¬cations for biodiversity, key ecosystem services and water infiltration.

The continued growth in size of the human population, developments in technology, and per capita consumption of resources threatens these reserves with further land clearing, weed invasion, disease, dieback spread, increased nutrient loads, feral animals and domestic pets. Alison feels strongly that the ongoing protection of our remaining urban bushland reserves is vital if we are to preserve and protect this internationally recognised biodiversity for future generations.

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  • Greens Policy on Urban Bushland.
  • Southwest Australia Ecoregion InitiativeThe Southwest Australia Ecoregion Initiative is a unique partnership of community, non-governmental organisations, research centres, business and government agencies collaborating for nature conservation within the Southwest Australia Ecoregion, Australia's only Globally recognised biodiversity hotspot.
  • Bush Forever sites Bush Forever identifies regionally significant bushland to be retained and protected forever. The State Government initiative, following guidelines set by the World Conservation Union, Bush Forever aims to protect a target figure of at least 10 per cent of the 26 original vegetation complexes within the Swan Coastal Plain portion of metropolitan Perth, and to conserve threatened ecological communities.
  • The Urban Bushland Council is the peak community organisation for the recognition and protection of urban bushland in Western Australia.
  • The Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) is committed to inspiring people to achieve a healthy environment for all Australians. For over 40 years we have been a strong voice for the environment, promoting solutions through research, consultation, education and partnerships. We work with the community, business and government to protect, restore and sustain our environment.
  • Dieback Working Group is a joint initiative between local government authorities, community groups and state government land management agencies concerned with the management of Phytophthora dieback. The impact of Phytophthora Dieback is arguably the greatest threat to the biodiversity of the south-west region in Western Australia.
  • Bush Heritage Australia is a national non-profit organisation that protects Australia’s unique animals, plants and their habitats, by acquiring and managing land of outstanding conservation value, or by working in partnership with other landowners.
  • The Conservation Council of WA is the State’s peak non-government environment organisation — a voice for the environment since 1967.
  • Natures Reserves and Parks Group is a local Perth Hills not for profit organisation that advocates for the management and preservation of bush reserves, management of community enjoyment, administers conservation grants, facilitate and support Friends Groups for bush reserves in the Kalamunda Shire.
  • Men of the Trees is an arm of the not for profit International Society for the Planting and Protection of Trees that works to Provide support to the community so they can become directly involved in seed collecting; seed propagation, re-vegetation of the land and aftercare; Provide native tree and understorey seedlings to the community; Share information with as wide a cross section of society as possible; Ensure the Society manages its affairs with integrity.
  • The Wilderness Society (TWS) is a national, community-based, environmental advocacy organisation whose purpose is to protect, promote and restore wilderness and natural processes across Australia for the survival and ongoing evolution of life on Earth.