Biodiversity Month is a national celebration of Australia's rich diversity of life, and what all Australians can do to help conserve wildlife habitat. Anyone can take part, from organising an event to getting your local radio or newspaper to run a biodiversity story. Biodiversity Month is held in September each year, the first month of Spring - the season of life. It is coordinated nationally by the Community Biodiversity Network. Australia is a special place.
Biodiversity underpins our way of life.
Forests and bush filter the water that most Australians drink, and produce fresh air to breathe. Australian plants are the source of medicines that help treat diseases from leukemia to motion sickness. Our national parks earn billions of dollars each year from tourism. We are also starting to appreciate the immense value of our native bush in helping hold natural cycles in balance, such as keeping water tables stable and dry land salinity in check. But Australia's diversity of life is in trouble.