10-11 October | Gadigal Country
Sofitel Sydney Wentworth
The Australian Land Conservation Alliance’s annual Private Land Conservation conference (PLC24) is the country’s premier land conservation event. The Conference is a critical forum for discussions and insights into scaling nature investment, reversing environmental decline, and meeting global and national biodiversity commitments.
The Conference will run adjacently to the Global Nature Positive Summit being hosted by Australia.
In 2024, the need for decisive action for nature is absolute. Our vast landscapes, unique ecosystems, and rich biodiversity are at a pivotal crossroad: Australian nature, which is core to our social and cultural values as a nation, and a cornerstone of our prosperity, is under grave threat.
Australia has the resources, expertise and moral imperative to safeguard nature, safeguard our future, and show global leadership in doing so. The time for action is now.
Private land conservation brings solutions for the most pressing conservation challenges across the country. It offers a pivotal opportunity to help achieve our global biodiversity commitments, deliver on Australia’s national land protection and restoration targets, and transition to a net zero and nature positive future.
People are at the heart of this work. Building resilient communities that are enabled to protect, steward and restore nature, at scale, is more important than ever.
Nature is moving up Australia’s collective agenda but yet to take centre stage. As a nation we have committed to halting and reversing nature loss and must urgently transition from pledges to transformative action.
To meet the urgency and scale of the challenge, nature must become a whole-of-government and society priority. Leadership and investment from government, the private sector and philanthropy is more important than ever. Recognising the imperative – and opportunity – in halting and reversing nature loss in a rapidly evolving space, ALCA's 8th Private Land Conservation Conference is centered around the theme of "Nature now: action for people and planet."
The Nature Conservancy - Michael Looker
GreenCollar
Bush Heritage Australia
Nature Foundation - Douglas Ransom
PLC24
Conference Partners
PLC23
Highlights
About the Australian Land Conservation Alliance (ALCA)
The Australian Land Conservation Alliance is the peak national body representing organisations that protect, steward and restore nature on privately managed land. ALCA supports its members to scale their impact for people and nature through: sector development, advocating for good policy and regulation, driving nature investment, and building an Australian community that understands and values the role of nature. Together, we are a growing force for nature.
ALCA is grateful for the ongoing support from its multi-year funding partners, whose long-term commitments bolster ALCA's organisational capacity. This support enables ALCA to pursue its goal to grow a diverse, highly capable and well-resourced sector dedicated to safeguarding and restoring Australia's privately managed land and water – thereby combating nature loss and fostering a healthier, more resilient Australia. Convening an annual conference and delivering it in a way that is inclusive for all is just one way that ALCA works towards achieving this goal.
