Greening Australia

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Greening Australia is an Australian conservation organization, founded in 1982, the International Year of the Tree, to preserve and protect Australia's native vegetation.

In the 1980s tree cover decline was acknowledged as having a serious adverse impact on agricultural and pastoral productivity. Removal of tree cover was also linked with the development of salinity, soil degradation and erosion, and declining water quality.

Greening Australia has been involved in many restoration projects since its inception, including the National Tree Program, the One Billion Trees Program, and Green Corps, providing trees, technical advice and education, volunteer coordination and funding for restoration projects.

On World Environment Day 1998, Greening Australia's work was recognised with admission to the United Nations Environment Programme Global 500 Roll of Honour.

1 Projects
- 1.1 Saltshaker
2 See also
3 References
4 External link

[edit] Projects

[edit] Saltshaker

The Saltshaker Project is an initiative of Greening Australia, SE NSW, the Boorowa Regional Catchment Committee, and Boorowa Council, in association with the Boorowa Landcare Network, to tackle dryland salinity, reduced water quality, and biodiversity in Boorowa, New South Wales. It is funded by the Natural Heritage Trust, and involves nearly 70 landowners.

At the start of the project, David Freudenberger of CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems conducted a bird survey. As of 2004, AUS $1.8 million had been spent, and over 9.3 square kilometres had been revegetated, with over 110,000 trees and shrubs planted and 900 kilometres of tree seeding done.