CLIMATE, NATURE AND COMMUNITIES
Climate, nature and communities are deeply connected and supporting all three is essential for a thriving future. Explore stories of culturally grounded local leadership, nature-based solutions, and community-driven innovation, all working together to build resilience in a changing climate.
CLIMATE, NATURE AND COMMUNITIES
Climate, nature and communities are deeply connected and supporting all three is essential for a thriving future. Explore stories of culturally grounded local leadership, nature-based solutions, and community-driven innovation, all working together to build resilience in a changing climate.
Climate change is reshaping lives and landscapes across Australia, the Pacific, and Southeast Asia. People whose lives, cultures, and livelihoods are tied to nature are already living with the realities of a changing climate.
WWF-Australia works where climate, nature and communities meet, supporting people and nature to thrive together. By linking local action to global impact, Traditional Knowledge with modern science, and community priorities to the resources, we can help communities flourish now and into the future.
Thriving Together in a Changing Climate
Climate, nature and communities are deeply connected. Real progress happens when solutions reflect this relationship. Climate change is reshaping lives and landscapes, but the strongest resilience comes from solutions that restore ecosystems, sustain culture, and strengthen livelihoods together.
Healthy ecosystems support resilient communities, and resilient communities are better able to adapt to climate change. WWF-Australia works alongside communities to connect people, science and resources to ensure climate solutions are led by those who live them and so local priorities can flourish.
Success in the Spotlight – Climate Resilient by Nature (CRxN)
Discover how Climate Resilient by Nature (CRxN), an Australia Government initiative in partnership with WWF-Australia is supporting communities to lead nature-based solutions for climate resilience.
From restoring wetlands to pioneering sustainable livelihoods, this unique initiative showcases the power of locally-led solutions that ensure people and planet thrive.
Climate, Nature and Communities in Action
Climate adaptation is most effective when it strengthens both natural systems and community wellbeing. Restoring ecosystems not only protects biodiversity but enables communities to better adapt and respond to climate impacts.
WWF-Australia supports community and Indigenous leadership, where climate resilience is built on deep connection to culture and place.
In Siphandone, Laos, biodiversity loss, infrastructure development and climate change is placing natural resources and local livelihoods under strain.
This is why WWF-Laos is supporting local communities to restore and protect critical ecosystems that make up the Siphandone wetlands, as part of a nature-based solution to climate change.
Success in the Spotlight – North Kimberley Right-Way Fire Project
The North Kimberley Right-Way Fire project is an Indigenous-led nature-based solution for climate with the aim to restore northern Australian savanna ecosystems and create new opportunities for local communities.
As well as restoring northern Australian savanna ecosystems through Right-Way Fire, this project is an opportunity to:
- Make communities stronger and more climate resilient
- Use Traditional Knowledge to grow economically;
- Strengthen cultural leadership on Country; and
- Show the value and success of Traditional Land Management practices.
Nature: Our Greatest Ally
Nature-based climate solutions are practical, proven, and powerful. Healthy mangroves, forests, reefs, and wetlands are living shields against climate impacts. They act as a natural barrier between land and sea, protecting coastlines and homes, ensuring fresh water supply and food, and sustaining livelihoods.
In Solomon Islands, communities are leading efforts to restore vital mangrove ecosystems, protecting coastlines and supporting livelihoods.
Partnership is a Pathway to Nature’s Brighter Future
Real impact comes from addressing climate, nature and communities together.
On Minjerribah (North Stradbroke Island), Quandamooka Indigenous Rangers are blending Traditional Knowledge with new technology to protect Australia’s only naturally occurring island koalas.
This partnership amplifies Indigenous and local leadership, ensuring climate solutions are led by those who live them.
Building Climate Resilience in Viet Nam
The most enduring solutions are community-led, rooted in cultural knowledge and local priorities.
In Viet Nam, nature-based solutions are helping communities revive a traditional, flood-adapted farming method that supports local livelihoods while rejuvenating the environment.
Innovation Grounded in Place
Innovation flourishes when grounded in Traditional Knowledge, culture, and place. In Queensland’s Wet Tropics, the Djabugay rangers are leading Google.org-supported efforts to find and protect the elusive ngunba (platypus), symbolising hope and resilience.