NORTHERN Victorian landholders are helping stop the decline of threatened species, including the critically endangered Plains-wanderer.
Trust for Nature reported more than 27,000 hectares of Victoria – 15 times the size of Melbourne’s CBD – had been protected in 2020/22 to ensure the survival of the state’s wildlife.
Working with Trust for Nature, landholders volunteered to permanently protect habitat on their properties with 41 conservation covenants across the state.
The newly protected land includes 137ha of habitat for critically endangered Plains-wanderer on Victoria’s northern plains.
Trust for Nature has now protected nearly 110,000ha of habitat forever on 1567 covenanted properties and over 40 reserves.
Trust for Nature chief executive Victoria Marles said the result shows Victorian landholders were helping stop the decline of threatened species.
“As the recent Victorian parliamentary inquiry showed, protecting private land is one of the most effective ways to address climate change and halt biodiversity loss,” she said.
“At Trust for Nature we’re aiming to protect another 35,000ha of habitat for Victoria’s wildlife by 2035. We’re so thankful for all the Victorian landholders who are committed to conserving our wonderful environment.”
