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Springbrook Rescue
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Protecting and regenerating World Heritage rainforests

About Springbrook Rescue

The unique rainforests and cloud forests of the Springbrook plateau in south-east Queensland, Australia, are surviving remnants of an ancient era when rainforest covered much of Australia. These rainforests preserve rare, ancient lineages of plants and animals, many of which are threatened.

Concern over destruction and fragmentation of these rainforests and the growing threat of climate change led the Australian Rainforest Conservation Society (ARCS) to initiate Springbrook Rescue.

Starting in 2005, this multi-decade, and still ongoing, program is rescuing the unique rainforests of Springbrook through the acquisition of high conservation value properties, followed by active regeneration of the rainforest canopy on cleared or degraded areas.

Regenerated rainforests are progressively being added to National Parks estate and to UNESCO's Gondwana Rainforests of Australia World Heritage estate.

After many years of ARCS advocacy, as well as financial contributions to land purchases by ARCS donors, the Queensland Government has invested millions of dollars in buying back properties of very high conservation value on the Springbrook plateau under the Springbrook Buyback Program.

Many of these properties are being managed by ARCS by agreement with the Queensland Government to regenerate and restore the rainforest canopy. Many properties have already been brought into the National Parks estate and others are waiting until existing uses can be phased out and regeneration of rainforest brought to a satisfactory level. ARCS has also acquired properties on the plateau which are also being regenerated for eventual transfer into the National Parks estate.

Support Springbrook Rescue

To acquire, protect and restore these precious rainforest areas depends on your support, and the task is getting urgent due to escalating development and climate change pressures.

The ARCS Springbrook Rescue project is wholly funded by donations as well as the profits of two accommodation businesses that ARCS manages on land that has been acquired by the Queensland Government to eventually become National Park. Under an agreement with the Queensland Government ARCS runs these businesses to underwrite our rainforest regeneration work until such time as we are able to shut down the businesses and complete the transfer to National Park.

To support this vital work..