Most impacts that cause damage to ecosystems arise from human activity – many of which can be mitigated. Improving conditions for recovery of ecosystems requires changes in lifestyles and in production systems which, in themselves, are a correction or ‘repair’ of the ways we humans live within ecosystems.
A few of the many examples across Australia
1. Sustainable streets program, Byron shire, New South Wales
http://site.emrprojectsummaries.org/2012/10/26/sustainable-streets-program-byron-shire-council-nsw/
2. Improving design of city landscapes
https://www.aila.org.au/Web/Web/Values/Climate-Positive-Design.aspx
3. Australia’s Circular economy framework
https://www.dcceew.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/australias-circular-economy-framework.pdf
ALSO SEE
Circular economy community hubs
https://circularaustralia.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Circular-Economy-Community-Hubs-Report-2205.pdf
4. Switching off light pollution, Australia
https://www.dcceew.gov.au/campaign/light-pollution
5. Compost for healthy soils, Australia
https://www.dcceew.gov.au/initiatives/compost-for-healthy-soils
6. Reducing vehicle emissions
https://www.dcceew.gov.au/energy/transport
7. Cleanup fast fashion
https://www.cleanup.org.au/fast-fashion/
8. Sustainable fishing and aquaculture
https://www.marine.nsw.gov.au/putting-the-strategy-into-action/sustainable-fishing-and-aquaculture