Saving Nature 101

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Achieving change is hard, but people just like you, living ordinary lives, were at some stage compelled to act for what they believed in and learnt how to be successful in Saving Nature. Here are stories of success, case studies, inspiring moments in history and a small but growing set of resources from simple through to advanced, on the basic building blocks of how to be effective in Saving Nature.

“I’m doing the best I can. That’s all we can do. Whoever you are, wherever we are, there is something in our lives that we can do, no matter how small it is, collectively it will make a difference.”

- Wangari Maathai

Wangari Maathai's inspiring story of the hummingbird.

Lesson 1: Connect with your corner of Earth

Every story of success in protecting nature through human history starts with one person who felt a deep love for and connection with their corner of planet Earth.

Storytelling and imagery: lessons from running successful environmental campaigning

Environmental campaigner Paul Oosting highlights the importance of good imagery and storytelling for successful campaigning. Image: Dan Broun

Collaborative work key to Nature campaign success

Advice from Nature campaign experts. Lessons in running a successful campaign to save Nature: Acting quickly, comprehensively and collaboratively. Photo: David Clode on Unsplash

A campaigner's life: taking the opportunities

When a young Lyn Goldsworthy was sent to a meeting during negotiations on establishing regulations for potential mining in Antarctica in the 1980s, she was new to campaigning and had never done anything like it before. Here, she looks back at that time and her first early foray into professional activism. Photo: Cassie Matias

Nature's Protection: Heart connection is the key

Conservation expert, Virginia Young, discusses the importance of a heart connection in Nature campaigns. Action is never taken unless people care.

David Attenborough on how to save our planet

Naturalist Sir David Attenborough addresses the biggest question of our times - how to save our planet.

How to save life on Earth

Biologist and Pulitzer winner E.O. Wilson's proposes a bold plan to preserve the world’s biodiversity: set aside half of the entire planet for natural habitats.

Marina Silva - champion of the Amazon

Born in the Amazon, Marina Silva has been a major figure for decades in its preservation. This film explores her life.

Wangari Maathai - founder of the Green Belt movement

This tribute explores the remarkable work of Professor Wangari Maathai - founder of the Green Belt movement

Let the Franklin Flow - Saving a Wild River

In 1983 an audacious campaign to save a wild river became a defining moment in Australian environmental history

De Fiets is Niets - The Bicycle Is Nothing

Today the Netherlands has a reputation as a kind of bicycling paradise. This was not inevitable but the result of a long and concerted effort.

A testament to the power of community conservation

What began as a simple errand—collecting a donated table saw for the Bruny Island Mens Shed—unfolded into an unexpected afternoon of wonder, a testament to the power of community conservation.