What is Landcare?

Landcare is the activity that groups of people do to care for our land and water. Some groups are on farms, some in schools, in cities or care for beaches. Landcare includes a wide variety of activities, depending on the local environment and problem and what the local group wants to do about them.

People form Landcare groups when they want to work together to fix and prevent land and water degradation or care for their local environment. They can be groups of farmers, groups of neighbours in a bushland area, or a whole town. They may be students concerned about a degraded site within a school, or surfers looking after a coastal dune.

What is Landcare Farming?

Landcare Farming is about taking a holistic approach to land management. It involves adoption of sustainable farming practices for the good of the land and land managers.

Landcare farmers aim to be economically viable, while maintaining or enhancing the natural resource base. There has been significant progress in developing Landcare farming systems across Australia, but more needs to be done to ensure sustainable agriculture in the future.

Land, air and water degradation in cities.

Landcare is not just for farmers. Urban groups have proliferated around Australia as people realise they too, can make a difference through the choices they make every day.

Land, air and water degradation occurs everywhere: in urban, coastal and rural areas; on public and private land — it affects every one of us. Anyone can be involved in caring for the land: neighbours and whole communities are learning that it pays to work together on degradation problems and groups are springing up to care for creeks, parks, urban bushlands and beaches.

Whether it's cleaning up reserves, managing weeds, planting native species or monitoring native fauna, there's plenty to do in our urban areas. Landcare groups are getting great results, but the movement needs your help. Degradation is ongoing, but if we all help care for our natural resources every day, we can continue to enjoy and use them, and preserve them for future generations.