Resilient Landscapes Hub
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Image - Mulyamiji March 2024 at Uluru Kata Tjuta NP / Kate Cranney - Resilient Landscapes Hub
The Resilient Landscapes Hub is delivering the science to improve the management of Australia’s terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems. Resilience refers to the rate at which landscapes recover from environmental stressors and disturbances. Resilient landscapes support Australia’s rich biodiversity and agricultural and tourism economies, and shape the Australian identity. Indigenous peoples’ cultural practices have sustainably managed these landscapes for millennia. However, our landscapes face increasingly complex environmental challenges that threaten to undermine their condition and capacity to recover from extreme events.
Maintaining resilience will not be enough to meet new challenges or adapt to a changing climate. To protect Australia’s landscapes and biodiversity – and the services they provide – we must find new ways to restore and enhance resilience.