1000 Flowers for the Planet - #138 Preserve Your Native Flora

1000 Flowers for the Planet - #138 Preserve Your Native Flora

I live in a beautiful country. Here in Australia we have the most amazing native flora and fauna, and for that reason we have really strict border protection and biosecurity. It’s important that we preserve our native flora because it’s what sustains our native animals. Sadly there are many introduced species that have been extremely detrimental to our native flora: things like cane toads, rabbits, weedy cacti and blackberries. We need to make concerted efforts to decrease the impact of these nasty introductions for the sake of the environment, for it is our environment which sustains us. By looking after native plants, and ensuring the land works in its natural form, we ultimately support ourselves. This doesn’t just apply to my own wonderful country, but to every gorgeous country on the planet – and they’re all gorgeous in their own way. So wherever you live, look after your native flora.