Forests and woodlands cover millions of hectares across Australia, from tropical rainforests and temperate eucalypt forests to the vast woodlands and shrublands of the arid interior. They store enormous amounts of carbon, support biodiversity, regulate water supplies and help buffer the impacts of climate change. Yet we know surprisingly little about how these important ecosystems are changing over time.
Australia has world class ecological research sites and monitoring programs. But until now, we haven’t had a coherent, long term national monitoring network able to track the health of forests across the continent.
