Victorian Genetic Risk Index
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Genetic diversity is important in conservation planning and policy, and Victoria is leading the way in using genetics in biodiversity conservation. We are using the Victorian Genetic Risk Index tool to inform our conservation planning and prioritisation. The index was developed in partnership with CESAR, Monash University, and the University of Melbourne. It describes the genetic health of over 1,100 species of plants and animals in Victoria. The index groups species into low, medium, high, very high and uncertain risk categories.
Natural Capital Investment Initiative
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The Natural Capital Investment Initiative part of Climateworks Centre’s Land Use Futures initiative, is focused on helping to create the tools and resources to support farmers and land managers across Australia efficiently measure their natural capital. In 2021, the project completed Phase 1, through the development of an open-source Natural Capital Measurement Catalogue (NCMC), which outlines a comprehensive set of natural capital measures and metrics at the property level.
Securing Antarctica’s Environmental Future
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Monash-led program, Securing Antarctica’s Environmental Future (SAEF), is an Antarctic research program, funded by the Australian Research Council as a Special Research Initiative. Established in 2021, its mission is to understand the changes taking place across the Antarctic region – to its climate and its biodiversity – and develop innovative ways to forecast, mitigate and manage these changes. SAEF also seeks to collaborate with policymakers to identify conservation priorities and help make the right decisions for Antarctica’s future. The initiative is funded for seven years, to ambitiously push to protect the future of Antarctica, and the planet.