The Great Eastern Ranges | Environmental Conservation Organisation

Our vision

To bring people together to protect, connect and restore healthy landscapes across 3,600km of eastern Australia.

kilometres of land

partners

of our threatened animals

of our threatened plants

gigatons stored carbon

water catchments

What we do

Our projects

Support wildlife
Natural solutions
Resilient landscapes
Healthy people

CONNECTIVITY CONSERVATION EXPERT

“The GER vision is an internationally significant investment in a better Australia and a continental scale response to climate change.”

The late Dr. Graeme Worboys, Former Vice Chair Mountains and Connectivity, International
Union for Conservation of Nature World Commission on Protected Areas

Inspiring the next generation of nature carers

To inspire the next generation of nature carers, the Kanangra-Boyd to Wyangala GER partnership together with the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage collaborated with teachers from five local schools to develop a NSW curriculum-linked teaching package on biodiversity.

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Inspiring the next generation of nature carers

Restoring the Berry Rainforest

GER’s Illawarra to Shoalhaven (I2S) partnership has been supporting the local community for over twenty years to restore and maintain an important patch of rainforest adjoining the David Berry Memorial Hospital.

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Squirrel Glider urban nestbox program

Thurgoona Men’s Shed, just outside of Albury, is like many other across Australia which provide a space for men to learn new skills, contribute to the local community and socialise.

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News

Bushfire recovery

25th July 2021

Great Eastern Ranges to lead one million dollar bushfire recovery project to restore country, culture and community in hard-hit New South Wales

The Great Eastern Ranges (GER) initiative has been awarded a significant government grant for a large-scale effort to help restore country, culture and community in four heavily bushfire affected…

The Darwin Agreement – a collaboration between Australasian environmental organisations to support the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration

Partnerships

24th June 2021

The Darwin Agreement – a collaboration between Australasian environmental organisations to support the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration

Fourteen prominent Australasian environmental restoration organisations have announced the formation of a consortium to collaboratively support the objectives of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration…

New trans-Tasman conservation alliance formed to tackle global environmental and social challenges

Partnerships

02nd June 2021

New trans-Tasman conservation alliance formed to tackle global environmental and social challenges

In an effort to address global environmental and social challenges and promote connectivity conservation, three of the world’s leading conservation initiatives have formed a new trans-Tasman…

Scientists highlight key findings of bushfire recovery research project

Science and research

15th May 2021

Scientists highlight key findings of bushfire recovery research project

Environmental and conservation NGOs, universities, government and community groups joined Australia’s leading scientists on 6 May 2021 to learn about the key findings of their Bushfire Recovery…

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