Supporting a stronger, more resilient economy.
Western Australia’s natural environment is one of its greatest assets.
Our natural environment supports industries, communities, regional economies and our quality of life.
Nature and economic performance are connected.
Understanding biodiversity and managing nature-related risks is increasingly important to how economies grow and how organisations plan, invest and operate.
WABSI connects independent science with industry, government and other decision makers to build the knowledge needed to manage biodiversity risks, identify opportunities and support sustainable growth.
Knowledge for competitive advantage.
Managing risk
Better biodiversity knowledge can help organisations anticipate environmental risks, improve planning and strengthen confidence in decisions.
Finding opportunity, building knowledge for competitive advantage
Science can reveal opportunities to improve environmental performance, develop new approaches and create value through restoration, innovation and better use of natural assets.
Knowledge supports smarter investment and innovation.
Access to credible, independent science can help businesses and governments make more informed choices in a changing operating environment.
It can support more effective environmental management, strengthen regulatory confidence, inform investment and help identify approaches that deliver both environmental and economic value.
WABSI’s work in areas such as restoration, climate resilience, environmental data and natural capital helps build the evidence needed to understand where these opportunities exist and how they can be pursued.
A sustainable economy depends on healthy ecosystems.
By connecting biodiversity science with economic decision making, WABSI helps build a stronger understanding of how nature supports the economy, and how economic activity can affect nature.
The opportunity is to move beyond seeing biodiversity as a constraint and recognise it as part of the foundation for innovation, resilience, investment and long-term growth.
More on how science creates impact.
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Impact
Embedding science into decisions
From science to decisions, outcomes and value.
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Informed decisions, better outcomes
Better evidence, greater confidence.
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Return on investment
From research outcomes to lasting value.
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