Big Sky Country
Join conservation organisation Bush Heritage Australia to travel the vast Australian continent: from the flanks of the Mighty Murrumbidgee River in New South Wales where over 40,000 trees have been planted, to the ‘Galapagos of the Kimberley’ where some slimy snails have scientists extremely excited, and across to the ancestral lands of Waanyi and Garawa people where they are keeping culture and biodiversity alive. Meet experts in conservation and Country who are on the ground working to address some of our most pressing environmental threats. Theme music by The Orbweavers. Sign up to our newsletter at www.bushheritage.org.au or follow us on socials @bushheritageaus
Big Sky Country
Working together: Gondwana Link, Aboriginal land, and sustainable farming
The landscapes of Southwest Western Australia smack you in the face with their ecological richness, according to Gondwana Link CEO Keith Bradby. He and others – including Bush Heritage – are restoring a 1000km stretch of bushlands in this global biodiversity hotspot, shaped over millions of years by glacial shifts and evolution. For Noongar Elder Lester Coyne it is a place where his people prospered long before the disruptive forces of colonisation.
Today it is surrounded by monotonal agricultural properties. But that doesn’t mean farmers don’t also feel a deep love for nature. The question is how to balance the need to feed and resource our planet, while preserving biodiversity: our biggest natural defense against climate change.
Topics Covered:
- Why south-west Western Australia is a global biodiversity hotspot
- The vision and progress of the Gondwana Link restoration project
- How Traditional Custodians and farmers both care for Country
- The role of biodiversity in climate resilience and food security
Guests: Keith Bradby, Lester Coyne, Sylvia Leighton, Stephen Hopper
Bush Heritage Australia is a leading not-for-profit conservation organisation that works to protect and regenerate millions of hectares of ecologically important land across the continent. This podcast's focus on trees and Country is especially vital to understanding and advancing Australia's conservation future.
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