WE ALL NEED TREES
Our wildlife, climate and communities – we all need trees. Add your voice and join us in calling for an end to native forest logging, for good.
BREAKING NEWS: Your once-in-a-generation chance to protect our native forests.
Australia’s native forests are some of the most unique and valuable places on Earth. They shelter wildlife found nowhere else, store carbon, cool our communities, protect water and hold deep cultural meaning for First Nations peoples.
But right now, native forests are still being logged. Once lost, they are gone forever.
Across Australia, decisions are being made that could shape the future of our forests for generations. By adding your voice, you can help show decision-makers that Australians want native forests protected and that these forests are worth more standing.
Worth more standing – protect Australian native forests
We all need trees – to breathe, to belong, to survive. They clean our air, cool our towns, store carbon, protect water and give wildlife a place to feed, shelter and raise their young.
But across Australia, these native trees and the life they support are under threat. Forests that took decades, sometimes centuries, to grow are being lost faster than wildlife and communities can recover.
These forests are worth more standing. They are homes for koalas, greater gliders, glossy black-cockatoos and owls. They are living places of culture, memory and connection. They are part of the climate solution, and part of the future we want for our children.
WWF-Australia is working with First Nations peoples, communities, scientists, Governments and supporters like you to protect native forests through the right mix of measures for each place. That includes ending native forest logging where it continues, strengthening nature laws, protecting critical habitat, supporting restoration, and backing fair transition pathways that keep forests standing.
Your voice matters
When you add your voice, you join thousands of people calling on leaders to keep native trees standing.
Sign the petition today
WE ALL NEED TREES
Our wildlife, climate and communities – we all need trees. Add your voice and join us in calling for an end to native forest logging, for good.
BREAKING NEWS: Your once-in-a-generation chance to protect our native forests.
Australia’s native forests are some of the most unique and valuable places on Earth. They shelter wildlife found nowhere else, store carbon, cool our communities, protect water and hold deep cultural meaning for First Nations peoples.
But right now, native forests are still being logged. Once lost, they are gone forever.
Across Australia, decisions are being made that could shape the future of our forests for generations. By adding your voice, you can help show decision-makers that Australians want native forests protected and that these forests are worth more standing.
Worth more standing – protect Australian native forests
We all need trees – to breathe, to belong, to survive. They clean our air, cool our towns, store carbon, protect water and give wildlife a place to feed, shelter and raise their young.
But across Australia, these native trees and the life they support are under threat. Forests that took decades, sometimes centuries, to grow are being lost faster than wildlife and communities can recover.
These forests are worth more standing. They are homes for koalas, greater gliders, glossy black-cockatoos and owls. They are living places of culture, memory and connection. They are part of the climate solution, and part of the future we want for our children.
WWF-Australia is working with First Nations peoples, communities, scientists, Governments and supporters like you to protect native forests through the right mix of measures for each place. That includes ending native forest logging where it continues, strengthening nature laws, protecting critical habitat, supporting restoration, and backing fair transition pathways that keep forests standing.
Your voice matters
When you add your voice, you join thousands of people calling on leaders to keep native trees standing.
Sign the petition today
What we’re calling for:
Each jurisdiction has different laws, policy settings and political pathways. WWF is advocating for a suite of measures that keep native forests standing: ending native forest logging where it continues, strengthening nature laws, protecting critical habitat, and supporting fair transition pathways for workers, communities and Country.
Together, we can protect the forests that protect us by calling for:
- Protection of the places and wildlife that make our country special.
- An end to native forest logging, with clear timelines and strong protections for native forests.
- Decisions and outcomes are grounded in First Nations self-determination, community-led stewardship, Traditional Owner authority, Indigenous knowledge, science and community voices.
- A fair transition for workers, regional communities and the timber industry, including support for sustainable plantations, restoration jobs and future-focused materials.
- Protection and restoration of critical habitat for threatened species, including koalas, greater gliders, glossy black cockatoos and other forest wildlife.
- A future where native forests are valued for all they give us - clean air, carbon storage, water, wildlife, culture, connection and climate resilience.
By adding your voice, you’re showing decision-makers that Australians want native forests to stay standing - for nature, people and generations to come.
Why caring for our native forests matters
We all need trees. And our native forests are worth more standing. When our native forests thrive, we thrive.
Wildlife
Native forests are homes. Koalas, wombats, greater gliders, glossy black cockatoos and countless other species rely on mature trees for food, shelter, hollows and connected habitat. When native forests are logged or cleared, wildlife lose more than trees – they lose the places they need to survive. Mature forests cannot simply be replaced. Hollows can take many decades to form, and connected canopies are essential for animals to move safely through the landscape. Protecting native forests is one of the most powerful ways we can protect Australia’s unique wildlife and give threatened species a chance to recover.
First Nations
First Nations connection to Country stretches back tens of thousands of years. Forests are living places of culture, knowledge, story, food, medicine, ceremony and care. Protecting forests is fundamental to First Nations self-determination because healthy Country enables Traditional Owners to maintain cultural practices, exercise their rights and responsibilities, and make decisions about land management according to their own knowledge systems and priorities. Supporting Traditional Owner authority and community-led stewardship helps ensure forests are cared for through generations of cultural knowledge, strengthening both ecological outcomes and the enduring connection between people, culture and Country.
Communities
Healthy forests protect all of us. They cool towns, clean the air, protect drinking water, store carbon, support local tourism and create places where people can walk, play, rest and reconnect. Native forests are part of what makes Australia feel like home. They are the backdrop to childhood memories, family holidays, bushwalks and quiet moments in nature. They also help communities become more resilient in a changing climate. When we keep native forests standing, we strengthen the systems that keep our planet and our communities healthy. Protecting our native forests means protecting life, culture and connection, now and for generations to come.