Ten things to do to help nature adapt to a new climate

From the mountains to the plains, the Mallee to the sea, nature in Victoria is wonderful. Many, many people are doing fantastic work to protect and restore Victoria’s natural diversity: in community groups, agencies and NGOs, on public land and their own property.

This work is about to get a bit more complicated. Climate change is getting worse. As the climate changes, our favourite natural areas and the species they contain will also change. We now have to work out – not only, “how do we protect our current environment” – but also, “what can we do to help natural areas adapt to a new climate?”

In 2015, a group of people came together at a symposium, called Managing Victoria’s Biodiversity under Climate Change, in Melbourne. More than 200 scientists and audience members with years of practical experience discussed the state-of-play and options for the future.

VicNature 2050 was organised by the Victorian National Parks Association, The Royal Society of Victoria and The University of Melbourne’s Bio21 Institute and sponsored by the Victorian Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning and Parks Victoria.

Read more about it at “People helping nature adapt to a new climate.”