About this report

The Protecting Australia’s Nature: Pathways to protecting 30 per cent of land by 2030 report was written in 2023 on behalf of The Nature Conservancy, WWF-Australia, the Australian Land Conservation Alliance and the Pew Charitable Trusts.

Authors: James Fitzsimons, Andrew Picone, Thalie Partridge, Michael Cornish.

Acknowledgments:
This report has been informed by the collective expertise across many organisations and individuals. This includes Andrea Leverington, Fiona Leverington and Marc Hockings from Protected Area Solutions; Angela Pursey and James Watson from Centre for Conservation Geography; Paddy O’Leary from Country Needs People; Virginia Marshall and TBL Consulting; Rosalie Chapple; Jody Gunn, Quinton Clements, Stuart Blanch, and Michelle Ward.


We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people across Australia as the First Peoples of our nation. We recognise and respect the enduring relationship that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have with these lands and waters and pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging.