In Victoria, 62% of the land is privately owned and 78% of the native vegetation on that land is rare or threatened. 

Vast areas of natural habitats for native plants and animals, many unique to Victoria, are under threat from land clearing, overharvesting, changing climate and population growth. Without the land that provides their homes, species become extinct.

We urgently need to scale up efforts to protect, conserve and regenerate Victoria’s private land before it’s gone forever.

The science around climate change mitigation is clear: this is the decade that matters.

Nature-based solutions are key to reducing carbon emissions and solving the crisis. Permanently protecting habitat on private land not only helps wildlife adapt, it helps mitigate climate change by preventing carbon from being released into the atmosphere. And by protecting at a landscape scale, we can prevent fragmentation and achieve resilience at the ecosystem level, providing nature the best chance to respond to climate shock.

Landowners who are passionate about preserving biodiversity can work with us to protect native habitat through a conservation covenant – a voluntary, legal agreement made with landholders that permanently protects the natural or cultural values of the land. 

Anyone can be a covenantor, from families, individuals and retirees with a bush block, to visionary farmers.  Or, you can purchase a property with a unique conservation value, which has already been permanently protected.