Land and freshwater

a desert at dusk — Australian Pelican in Kings Billabong Wildlife Reserve, Mildura on the River Murray. © Andrew Peacock/Tandem Stills & Motion

Globally, only 5 percent of the natural lands at high risk of development are protected. Demands on land and water continue to increase, so we must do more, fast.

The Nature Conservancy has led the way in saving many of the most iconic landscapes on Earth. Together, we can secure healthy food and clean water for all people without sacrificing the environment.

Globally, we're fostering innovations in technology, collaborating with communities to use resources more efficiently and promoting policies that enable sustainability.

In Australia, we’re helping to create a more sustainable Murray-Darling Basin—often referred to as the ‘Food Bowl of Australia’—and protecting important landscapes across our country.

Places We Protect

Cuttaburra National Park

The Nature Conservancy (TNC) celebrates a significant milestone in the fight against biodiversity loss, celebrating the establishment of Cuttaburra National Park in NSW.

NCM16007_160512-0565 A Red Gum tree receives much needed moisture from the water transfer into a previously dry watercourse in the Carrs, Capitts and Bunberoo (CCB) Creeks system, Australia. © Andrew Peacock

TNC supports Australia's commitment to 30x30

In November 2023, The Nature Conservancy, Pew, the Australian Land Conservation Alliance (ALCA) and WWF-Australia released the 'Pathways to 30x30' report. It gives four clear recommendations in order to reach 30x30.

Places We Protect

The Blue Carbon Opportunity

Harnessing the powerful carbon capture abilities of coastal wetlands to fight climate change.

Exploring Gayini - Nari Nari Country

Managing Country for conservation, sustainable agriculture and Indigenous heritage

Protecting the Kimberley’s Fitzroy River region

The mighty Fitzroy River in the Kimberley Region of far north Western Australia runs through the rugged and beautiful traditional Country of the Nyikina and Mangala people. It is part Australia's northern tropical savanna, considered the largest intact savanna in the world with globally-significant biodiversity.