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Fire, heat, and drought threaten to destroy Tasmania's Gondwanan relict forests. Help us protect our defining ecosystems
Fire, heat, and drought threaten to destroy Tasmania's Gondwanan relict forests. Help us protect our defining ecosystems
Most who wander the wilds of Tasmania will have noticed something different about our forests. Majestic conifers, deciduous trees, ancient landscapes. Something distinct from the typical Australian bushland. These are the Gondwanan relict forests. The role of fire and smoke in the cycle of the Australian forests doesn't apply to these relicts. Once burnt, they're gone forever. It is our mission to ensure a future for these forests through biobanking, conservation, reforestation, and education. We want to do all this so that future generations of Tasmanians can continue to enjoy the ecological heritage of the Island they call home.
These relict forests are often hidden high in the mountains or deep in the rainforest, and they're often forgotten about in conversations about Tasmania's wilds. We aim to change that. We want to share Tasmania's inheritance with everyone, by bringing people to it, and by taking it to people. Learn more about Tasmania's forgotten inheritance and dive into the species that make up our relict Gondwanan forests. Read about the iconic Nothofagus and the Huon pine, and learn about our more obscure and rare species. We also have provided links to papers and articles with information about why these beautiful forests are threatened.
Founded in 2024, The Gondwana Project has been created in response to the extremely dry Summers we've had in Southern Tasmania across the last few years. A changing climate has primed Tasmania's forests for rampant fires that will only increase in their scale and ferocity. Trees that have lived for thousands of years are now at threat, and forests that have persisted for much longer than that may vanish within our lifetimes. That's why we're giving our all to save what we believe makes Tasmania truly special. We believe that you can't spend time out in this wilderness, and not feel a sense of custodianship over its future.
Want to get in touch? Reach out if you'd like to know more about what we do, or how you can support our mission
The Gondwana Project Inc.
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