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| Founded | 1991 |
|---|---|
| Focus | Conservation |
| Location |
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Area served | Australia |
| Method | Acquisition |
Members | 54,000 supporters[1] |
Key people | Bob Brown |
Revenue | A $34,000,000 (2023/August 2023)[1] |
Employees | 199 (full-time equivalent)[2] |
Volunteers | 785[1] |
| Website | bushheritage |
Formerly called | Australian Bush Heritage Fund |
Bush Heritage Australia is a non-profit organisation with headquarters in Melbourne, Australia, that operates throughout Australia. It was previously known as the Australian Bush Heritage Fund. Its vision is: Healthy Country, Protected Forever.
It works under three Impact models:
- Purchasing land (see 'Reserves' heading below), assessed as being of outstanding conservation value, from private owners, to manage as wildlife reserves in perpetuity.
- Investing in partnerships with Aboriginal groups, who are often owners of vast estates. Bush Heritage supports the development and implementation of Healthy Country Plans.
- It partners with farmers to support conservation work and aims to have an influence over 10 million hectares of agricultural land by 2030.
It does so to protect endangered species and preserve Australia's biodiversity. It's 2022-23 Impact Report stated it was contributing to the protection of 11.3 million hectares on its reserves and partnership lands. There were 7,735 Australian species recorded on its reserves and partnership properties, including more than 200 threatened species.[3]
- ^ a b c "Impact Report 2022-23". Bush Heritage Australia.
- ^ "Impact Report". Bush Heritage Australia.
- ^ "Bush Heritage Australia - Impact Report". Bush Heritage Australia. Bush Heritage Australia. 25 July 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2018.