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The Australian Association of Bush Regenerators (AABR) is established as an environmental not-for-profit with the purpose of protecting and enhancing the natural environment of Australia, by promoting, developing, and fostering the ecologically sound management and repair of ecosystems.

Since 1986 AABR has been promoting the use of natural regeneration in ecological restoration, particularly through the large Bushcare movements in Australian cities and high conservation rural landscapes.  More recently the organisation has been working to clarify the role of ecological approaches across the spectrum of restoration approaches from natural regeneration to reconstruction – and encouraging the reduction of impacts across the entire social-ecological landscape.

Our primary objects include advocating for the appropriate management of Australian ecosystems, engaging in education, communication, and dissemination of information to build capacity of land managers to appropriately manage the natural environment of Australia and promoting and facilitating appropriate training and skill of all people and organisations engaging in management of the natural environment of Australia.

Our main activities include:

  • managing and expanding a national accreditation system for bush regeneration practitioners;
  • active networking among restoration practitioners and other restoration organisations to raise standards of practice;
  • advocating for and advising on education and training in the restoration field, particularly Australia’s nationally accredited Conservation and Ecosystem Management qualification
  • running seminars and producing educational materials including videos and guidelines (AABR is an active Partner in the National Standards for the Practice of Ecological Restoration in Australia.);
  • directly facilitating on-ground works where appropriate (e.g. AABR provided trained guides for multiple post-wildfire regeneration projects in response to the 2019-20 wildfire season in Australia).

AABR has working groups focused on a range of subject areas including education and training, practitioner accreditation, media and communication, revegetation guidelines, chemicals in the management of biodiversity and climate change adaptation in restoration.