The largest remaining temperate woodland on Earth. The Great Western Woodlands are little known locally, but are internationally recognised as one of the most biologically significant and intact regions left on Earth. At twice the size of Tasmania, it is considered by many as 'Australia's Serengeti' because of the diversity of life that occur within its boundaries. View slide show »
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- Introducing the Great Western Woodlands
- The Extraordinary Nature of the Great Western Woodlands
- Our vision and the people involved
East of the Rabbit Proof Fence and south of Kalgoorlie, in the heart of southern Western Australia, is the largest intact temperate woodland remaining on earth. Equivalent to Africa’s Serengeti or South America’s Amazon, the Great Western Woodlands is an internationally significant area of great biological richness.
The incredible biodiversity found in the woodlands, as well as their international significance, has been summarised in a report. Key findings are highlighted here.
The Great Western Woodlands Collaboration offers a new approach - one that recognises and protects a global treasure and maximizes the long term social and economic benefits to regional communities. Local people, industry, Traditional Owners, scientists, government and conservation groups are achieving this by working together.
more »Great Western Woodland updates
- New agreement supports Indigenous and conservation goals for the Great Western Woodlands - March 09, 2010
- The Woodlands Declaration - January 26, 2010
- Leading Scientists call for urgent protection of the Great Western Woodlands - January 26, 2010
The Wilderness Society and the Goldfields Land and Sea Council have signed an important agreement to work together for the protection of WA’s extraordinary Great Western Woodlands.The partners will develop a co-operative approach along with other land users to safeguard the ecology and cultural values of the region, and to ensure land justice and economic opportunities for the region’s Traditional Owners.
An open letter to Western Australian Premier Colin Barnett and Western Australian Environment Minister Donna Faragher.
Growing concern about uncontrolled wildfires and poor management of the globally significant Great Western Woodlands in the south west of WA has prompted more than 50 leading Australian and international environmental scientists to issue a public alert to the West Australian Premier Colin Barnett calling for urgent action to ensure long term sustainable use and conservation outcomes.
Great Western Woodlands events
- Artists retreat in the Great Western Woodlands
If you are an aspiring artist who loves nature & lives in the Great Western Woodlands we would like to invite you to join us for an artists retreat. This weekend will be a chance to participate in art workshops and listen to talks on art and nature all in the beautiful & inspiring surrounds of the largest temperate woodland remaining on Earth.
Great Western Woodland media releases
- New agreement supports Indigenous and conservation goals for the Great Western Woodlands - March 09, 2010
- Leading scientists issue the Woodlands Declaration to WA Premier calling for urgent protection of Great Western Woodlands - January 26, 2010
- Massive ‘Green Carbon’ Store in WA’s Goldfields - October 28, 2009
The Wilderness Society (TWS) and the Goldfields Land and Sea Council (GLSC) have signed an important agreement to work together for the protection of WA’s extraordinary Great Western Woodlands (GWW). The partners will develop a co-operative approach along with other land users to safeguard the ecology and cultural values of the region, and to ensure land justice and economic opportunities for the region’s Traditional Owners.
Scientists have sent the Premier, and Minister for the Environment, Donna Faragher, the Woodlands Declaration, which details the importance of protecting the Great Western Woodlands - the largest remaining habitat of its type on Earth.
Western Australian and national and global conservation groups have released new Australian National University Enterprises (ANU-E) research that finds that trees and soils in WA’s Great Western Woodlands store an estimated 950 million tonnes of carbon—equivalent to fifty times the state’s annual greenhouse gas emissions.
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