Humanity is operating outside the limits of the Earth system. We have exceeded six of the nine planetary boundaries, including biodiversity loss, climate, freshwater and land system change, biogeochemical flows, and novel entities.
As a global society, we need approximately 1.7 planets to provide the resources we’re consuming and to absorb our waste. In Australia, we are consuming our natural resources at a rate which would require 3.8 earths. And yet we only have one.
The Australian environment is under severe pressure due to climate change, habitat loss, population growth, pollution, invasive species, and resource extraction.
Western Australia currently has 362 threatened plants, 199 threatened animals and 69 threatened ecological communities, with recovery plans developed for less than one-third.
The environmental costs of a ‘business as usual’ approach are clearly too high.
At PCF, we see the potential for a brighter future. The wellbeing of people and the planet are inextricably linked and we must adjust our lifestyles to respect, value and regenerate our natural world.
Through education and on-site demonstration, we empower individuals to become agents of change for the transition to a sustainable world. We embrace creativity and networking to enable knowledge sharing, build collective understanding, and inspire the leadership needed to protect and enhance our natural environment.
We’ve been creating this change from our East Perth site since 1994. In one year along our impact has been:
