by Natura Pacific
Back from the Brink is Queensland's first ever series that delves into conservation stories from the incredible biodiversity hot-spot we have on our doorstep. From hammerhead sharks to giant orchids, the series showcases our region's most threatened species, what is happening to them and the remarkable people working tirelessly to save them from extinction.
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May 7, 2024
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Episode 23 sees the Natura Pacific team exploring Queensland's Granite Belt; a unique landscape in the state's south. Here, ancient geology and rich biodiversity have resulted in some intriguing relationships between endemic plants and insects. One such relationship is that linking the Border Boronia (<em>Boronia repanda</em>) and its heliozelid moth pollinators. The teeny-tiny moths are the subject of increasing research looking at how their population is directly correlated with the population of the beautiful boronias they support. Without each other, they'd both go extinct. But how is farming in this highly productive region impacting on these kinds of reciprocal connections and what can people do to ensure they persist together, in harmony? We find out as we meet Secretary of the Stanthorpe Rare Wildflower Consortium, Liz Bourne, and University of New England PhD student, Peter Pemberton. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">To find out more about the amazing Border Boronia and how you can help save it from extinction, search for <strong>Natura Pacific Back from the Brink - Season 5 Episode 3</strong> available on YouTube, LinkedIn, IGTV and the Natura Pacific Facebook Page, or watch here: <a href= "https://youtu.be/OR0FkYAj-2Y?si=YpC3hNbDHcucMqlI" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://youtu.be/OR0FkYAj-2Y?si%3DYpC3hNbDHcucMqlI&source=gmail&ust=1717556504499000&usg=AOvVaw2bOUy8BBeh1PUXPgPX0LPa"> https://youtu.be/OR0FkYAj-2Y?<wbr />si=YpC3hNbDHcucMqlI</a></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Visit our new Action Hub webpage: <a href= "https://www.natura-pacific.com/actionhub">www.natura-pacific.com/actionhub</a> </span></p>
December 1, 2023
<p><span style= "font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Episode 22 heads into the remote dry, vine-thickets of South East Queensland to meet a remarkable reptile. With Australia's commitment to the 30 by 30 pledge (a worldwide initiative for governments to designate 30% of Earth's land and ocean area as protected areas by 2030), we look at what protected areas do for threatened species. The Nangur Spiny Skink (<em>Nangura spinosa</em>) is one such species. With its entire global population occurring in just a handful of national parks, this species is just hanging on at the mercy of climate change, disease, weeds, feral animals and more. With so few places left, and so many threats, these parks are quite literally saving this little lizard from extinction. We meet with Dan Ferguson from the Queensland Government Department of Environment and Science to learn what his team are doing to keep this friendly skink, and its protected areas, safe.</span></p> <p> </p> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style= "font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">To find out more about the amazing Nangur Spiny Skink and how you can help save it from extinction, search for <strong>Natura Pacific Back from the Brink - Season 5 Episode 2</strong> available on YouTube, LinkedIn, IGTV and the Natura Pacific Facebook Page, or watch here: <a href= "https://youtu.be/5vzwapxrYYc">https://youtu.be/5vzwapxrYYc</a> </span></p> <p style="text-align: left;"> </p> <p><span style= "font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Visit our new Action Hub webpage: <a href= "https://www.natura-pacific.com/actionhub">www.natura-pacific.com/actionhub</a> </span></p>
November 21, 2022
<p><span style= "font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Episode 21 takes a look at an exciting project taking place across a series of South East Queensland correctional centers. Named the Connecting Communities Native Seed Project, Natura Pacific have helped create a green production-line that is buzzing away behind the scenes to help protect threatened plants like the beautiful Plunkett Mallee (<em>Eucalyptus curtisii</em>) along with their respective vegetation communities. Native plant seeds are collected, processed and delivered to prisons, where prisoners grow the seed into young plants called tubestock, obtaining skills development and certified training in the process. The plants are then planted out at a variety of important conservation areas and given away to landholders and schools at special events. The result? A connected community working together despite adversity, for a common environmental good. Find out more as we join the project's founder, and director of Natura Pacific, on a visit into Borallon Training and Correctional Centre. </span></p> <p> </p> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style= "font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">To find out more about the amazing Plunkett Mallee and how you can help save it from extinction, search for <strong>Natura Pacific Back from the Brink - Season 2 Episode 1</strong> available on YouTube, LinkedIn, IGTV and the Natura Pacific Facebook Page, or watch here: <a href= "https://youtu.be/s6-ehkIHwWc">https://youtu.be/s6-ehkIHwWc</a></span></p> <p style="text-align: left;"> </p> <p><span style= "font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Visit our new Action Hub webpage: <a href= "https://www.natura-pacific.com/actionhub">www.natura-pacific.com/actionhub</a> </span></p>
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