28-30 October 2025 // Perth, Western Australia
Thank you for joining us
The Biodiversity Conference 2025 met on Whadjuk Noongar boodjar (Crawley), Western Australia, from 28–30 October 2025.
Traditional Owners, Indigenous organisations, researchers, conservationists, policymakers, consultants, and representatives from government, non-government and industry sectors came together to confront the urgent challenges facing our biodiversity — and to share the hope and solutions driving change.
Across the conference, more than 900 delegates participated in workshops, plenaries, panels, posters, and conversations that explored what it means to be Nature Positive — from local restoration and threatened species recovery to global biodiversity targets, Indigenous stewardship, and innovation in data, technology, and finance.
What resounded throughout the conference was connection and collaboration — the spirit of learning from one another, breaking down barriers, and forming new partnerships to advance biodiversity outcomes together.
To every presenter, delegate, volunteer, sponsor, and supporter — thank you. Your energy, ideas, and commitment are what make this community so strong.
We look forward to seeing you again in 2027!
The Biodiversity 2025 Organising Committee
Acknowledgement
We acknowledge the traditional custodians throughout Western Australia and their continuing connection to the land, waters and community. We pay our respects to all members of the Aboriginal communities and their cultures; and to Elders past and present
Keynote Speakers
Joe Morrison
CEO
Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation (ILSC) Group
Theme
NATURE POSITIVE
Indigenous
Stewardship
Our Terrestrial and Aquatic Biodiversity Assets
Tools, Innovation and Emerging Trends
A Nature Positive future
Managing and Mitigating Impact
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Diversity and Inclusion Statement
We do not tolerate harassment of conference participants. All interactions are to be respectful and constructive, including interactions prior to, during and post the conference itself, and on social media.
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The Biodiversity Conference thanks Philippa Nikulinsky for the use of her fairywren image
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The Biodiversity Conference thanks Phillipa Nikulinsky for the use of her fairywren image
Ricky Archer is a Djungan man from the Western Tablelands region of North Queensland and was appointed to the role of Director of National Parks in November 2023. His prior experience includes serving as the CEO of the North Australian Indigenous Land and Sea Management Alliance, including as a Ranger and an IPA Manager. Ricky holds qualifications in conservation and land management, social science, and management.
Ricky’s involvement extends to collaborating with government entities, having served on several Commonwealth committees, including the Indigenous Advisory Committee, the National Landcare Advisory Committee, and contributing to the Samuel review – the independent Review of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. Ricky is a strong supporter and advocate of the Indigenous Ranger movement and the Indigenous Protected Areas program.
Taryn is the founder of Coral Maker, a reef restoration company focussed on using technology for scaled coral deployment.
Taryn is trained as a coral biologist specialising in climate change impacts on coral reefs. She has 10+ years of research experience in coral growth, reproduction, monitoring reef health, and bleaching events. She worked as a post-doctoral researcher at the Australian Institute of Marine Science, before being awarded a Fulbright Fellowship with the California Academy of Sciences to research some of the concepts behind Coral Maker.
Since founding Coral Maker, she has built corporate partnerships with global companies, including US-based technology company Autodesk, and EU-based robotics hardware company, Universal Robots. These collaborations with robotics, AI, and design engineers have resulted in world-first innovations, including using computer vision and AI to robotically pick and place corals and mass-producing stone bases for coral deployment.
Coral Maker was recently granted a 10-hectare site at the Abrolhos Islands in Western Australia, for a large ocean-based coral nursery, with deployment beginning in 2025.