What’s the difference between weather and climate? While the weather can change daily, from rain to snow to sunshine, the climate is the long-term picture of conditions.

Today, our planet – and its climate – is changing at an unprecedented rate. Every year, climate change is making its presence known with an intensity that we’ve never seen before.

And Australia is not immune.

Our country is home to an amazing array of unique plants and animals. More than 80% of Australia's flowering plants, mammals, reptiles, frogs and almost 50% of our birds are found nowhere else on Earth. However, our incredible country is losing wildlife at an unprecedented rate, and climate change is a key threat to their survival.

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Biodiversity is the single word used to describe the variety of all living things on Earth. There's no place on this planet where you can't find life.

Every living thing plays a role in keeping our natural systems working. There are tens of millions of different species that we share the world with and we all depend upon each other for life. This is biodiversity.

The diversity of living organisms keeps the web of life strong and resilient. But if climate change and other environmental impacts continue, the web of life will be at risk of collapsing.

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