The Biodiversity Council has undertaken a benchmark study to gauge current understanding and concern for biodiversity issues among Australians.

The study explored Australians’ level of connection with nature, tendency to behave in ways that protected nature, sources of biodiversity information, and opinions about government performance and policies relevant to biodiversity loss.

Key findings:

• Many Australians feel connected to nature and 8 out of 10 Australians (83%) say it is important to them to know that nature is being looked after.
• 97% of Australians want more action to conserve biodiversity, and most consider that ‘every person in Australia’ has a responsibility to act, including all levels of government.
• Most Australians strongly support greater spending for biodiversity and new policies to protect nature.