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Gondwana Link: connecting people, landscapes, and livelihoods across southwestern Australia
Author(s) -
Bradby Keith,
Keesing Amanda,
WardellJohnson Grant
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
restoration ecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.214
H-Index - 100
eISSN - 1526-100X
pISSN - 1061-2971
DOI - 10.1111/rec.12407
Subject(s) - livelihood , psychological resilience , cohesion (chemistry) , function (biology) , scale (ratio) , resilience (materials science) , neighbourhood (mathematics) , environmental resource management , ecology , public relations , geography , sociology , political science , psychology , social psychology , economics , biology , mathematical analysis , chemistry , physics , cartography , mathematics , organic chemistry , evolutionary biology , agriculture , thermodynamics
The Gondwana Link ( GL ) program spans some 1,000 km and includes organizations, businesses, and individuals working to improve ecological function across the most intact large areas of habitat remaining in southwestern Australia ( SWA ). Noncompetitive leadership plus a focus on tangible achievement have been critical to providing the cohesion and initial momentum needed to support and inspire increased effort from those involved. Ongoing success rests on the responses of people working together, having respect for the integrity of the collective effort and for the specific roles of others across differing but complementary roles. Significant achievements have been secured, with progress in scientific knowledge generally following initial implementation of key actions. Lasting improvements in ecological health and resilience will only occur through larger‐scale actions, which require more effort and time. The GL program has been an important initiative in strengthening the awareness of the distinctive ecological systems across SWA and the intertwined characteristics of resilience and fragility that characterize the region and its people. It has also had a role in inspiring and informing growth in large‐scale connectivity programs nationally and internationally.