The Great Eastern Ranges | Environmental Conservation Organisation

Our vision

We bring people together to protect, link and restore healthy habitats over 3,600km from Victoria through to far north Queensland.

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. Read more

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. Read more

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. Read more

News

Science

06th October 2020

A tribute to Dr Graeme Worboys

GER is very saddened by the loss of Honorary Associate Professor Graeme Worboys AM; one of Australia’s conservation giants and co-founder of the Great Eastern Ranges Initiative. Dr Graeme Worboys…

Support Wildlife

09th September 2020

Closing the gap

Twenty-five dedicated volunteers came together in August to help plant 750 native trees and shrubs, comprising 35 different rainforest species, on a property near Berry on the NSW South Coast….

Building back better by reinvigorating Australia’s National Wildlife Corridors Plan

Science

11th August 2020

Building back better by reinvigorating Australia’s National Wildlife Corridors Plan

With connectivity conservation one of the most effective ways to ensure a healthier, more resilient Australia post-COVID and the devastating 2019-2020 bushfires, the recent launch of IUCN’s…

Resilient Landscapes

22nd April 2020

Cores, Corridors and Koalas

As part of our bushfire response efforts, we have partnered with WWF-Australia to restore the health and resilience of key habitat for Koalas, Greater Gliders and other forest-dependent native…

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By donating to the Great Eastern Ranges you will be helping us to relink and restore healthy habitats across 3,600km for nature and people.

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