LINKS

• The Nature Conservancy
  
  A US-based organisation with assets of $US5.4b, annual budget of more than $US1b, employing 700 scientists. It established an Australian office in 2003 and is steadily building its resources and influence here. Ambitious Australian conservation targets are necessary for it to meet its global objectives.
  
  http://www.tnc.org
  
  
• The Australian Wildlife Conservancy
  
  Owns 18 sanctuaries covering 5.3m hectares with assets of $38m, annual budget of more than $7m, employing 60 staff. Focussed on practical on-ground projects.
  
  http://www.awc.org.au
  
  
• Bush Heritage Australia
  
  Owns 30 sanctuaries covering 1m hectares, annual budget of $11m, employing around 50 people. Focussed on securing key ecological assets in five "anchor" regions which will account for about 1% (7m hectares) of Australia's land area by 2025.
  
  http://www.bushheritage.org.au
  
  
• Trust for Nature
  
  Actively manages 50 properties in Victoria, with its Conservation Covenant program encompassing another 800 privately-owned properties. It aims to protect 1m hectares of private land.
  
  http://www.trustfornature.org.au
  
  
• Greening Australia
  
  Employs 350 staff in 80 locations providing an advisory service on vegetation management with the objective of protesting and restoring the health, diversity and productivity of Australian landscapes.
  
  www.greeningaustralia.org.au
  
  
• Australian Philanthropy
  
  "First port-of-call" for philanthropy and not-for-private sectors with information on philanthropic giving, charitable trusts, philanthropic foundations and the charity sector in Australia
  
• www.philanthropywiki.org.au
  
  
• Australian Environmental Grantmakers' Network
  
  The Australian Environmental Grantmakers' Network helps members and other organisations raise their effectives by sharing information, collaboration and networking.
  
  www.aegn.org.au
  
  
• The Nature of Climate Change
  
  Reunite International Climate Change Mitigation Efforts with Biodiversity Conservation and Wilderness Protection
  BY HARVEY LOCKE and BRENDAN MACKEY
  
  Click here to download this document as a pdf