From Greenfleet (August 2013), a piece about biodiversity in Australia and how Greenfleet is helping.
Biodiversity Month
We know that climate change is the most significant environment issue of our time. It is affecting our ecosystems and threatening the world’s biodiversity.
Australia and New Zealand are home to some of the world’s most unique ecosystems. Up to 80% of the native species found here can’t be found anywhere else in the world.
Greenfleet is unique in its approach to native reforestation and climate action. We believe in protecting and enhancing biodiversity through our work and have embedded this approach in our reforestation practice.
By legally protecting our forests for up to 100 years, we are ensuring that the climate and biodiversity action we take today, will have positive environmental impacts for future generations.
What is biodiversity?
Biodiversity is made up of two words: ‘biological’ and ‘diversity’. In broad terms, it refers to the ecology and varied species that live on Earth or in a certain area. This includes trees, shrubs, insects, animals, fungi and more.
Australia and New Zealand are home to many varied ecosystems with different biodiversity values that make them unique. This is why Greenfleet takes steps to ensure the tree and plant species we restore are locally native to each area we work in, helping to recreate the forest ecosystems that existed prior to land clearing.