
Beyond The Bell
Program: Education
Building capacity for an ongoing complex systems change initative in South West Victoria
ProjectEstablishing a Community-Led Bushfire Recovery and Resilience Program in East Gippsland
Amount$89,454
Date2020
ProgramEnvironment
HMSTrust RAPID RESPONSE GRANT | |
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Bushfire Recovery | A Rapid Response grant supported the scoping and development work towards a collaborative bushfire recovery project in East Gippsland. The Community-led Bushfire Recovery and Resilience program aims to build knowledge and capacity within East Gippsland schools and communities to empower local stewardship of the environment. |
A collaborative response to bushfire recovery in East Gippsland
Australia’s unique landscapes and iconic wildlife are treasures not only for Australia, but for the global community who travel to experience it. The 2019-2020 bushfires devastated the ecological and human communities leading to immense loss of species and habitat and the loss of lives and homes, tourism and economic livelihoods. This project will lay the foundations for a larger community-led bushfire recovery and resilience program.
Image ClimateWatch Trail at Cape Conran, Victoria. This area was devastated by the 2019-2020 bushfires, and will be a key location for this bushfire recovery project. Photo: Earthwatch Institute
Earthwatch aims to build the capacity of bush-fire affected communities within East Gippsland to have ownership of actions that will support their recovery and increase resilience of their unique landscapes for future generations to enjoy.
Snapshot:
“A community-led bushfire recovery program is at its heart about taking action and inspiring hope. Schools want to be involved, and our environment needs it." Fiona Sutton Wilson, CEO, Earthwatch Institute
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