Bringing back the birds with Landcare
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Standing around the kitchen table in rural communities, talking about Land management can be just as divisive as politics and religion. But biodiversity loss and threatened species is a problem for us all. So how do people work together towards restoration? In this episode we’re looking at the Australian made Landcare movement. We’ll talk to passionate people working at all levels of the organisation and we’ll hear the secret to their success towards biodiversity and threatened species People we hear from in this episode: Adrian Zammit - CEO, Landcare NSW (landcarensw.org.au/staff) Kylie Durant - Project Manager, Holbrook Landcare (holbrooklandcare.org.au) Cindy and Steven Scott - Farmers, Scotts Angus (scottsangus.com.au) To see a list of NSW Landcare threatened species programs visit landcarensw.org.au/saving-our-species-and-landcare-in-nsw To download the full report on the business case for biodiversity mentioned in this episode visit oecd.org/environment/resources/biodiversity/G7-report-Biodiversity-Finance-and-the-Economic-and-Business-Case-for-Action.pdf
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