Create a Nature Conservation Reserve on Lot 46

Many thanks for your kind help to save Lot 46 Daintree and protect it forever. Usually when we identify important rainforest needing protection we ask for your help to purchase the property, however in the case of Lot 46 we needed to act urgently to protect it. This meant we did something we hadn’t done before but believed was absolutely critical – we took out a bank loan to buy the property. 

This immediately saved Lot 46 from developers, however the loan against the property prevents us from being able to protect it into perpetuity and elevate it to Nature Reserve Status. This campaign, when fully funded, will allow for Nature Reserve Status to be given and therefore will protect the 27.66 hectares of Lot 46, and the rainforest on it, forever.

What makes Lot 46 so special and worth saving?

• it’s of critical importance, in terms of habitat and connectivity, for the endangered cassowary and other species
• surveys have recorded 14 rare, three endangered and two vulnerable species
• it sits at the base of the spectacular Thornton Peak (Wundu), and provides an important link between the upland and lowland rainforest
• it supports an Endangered Regional Ecosystem
• two important creeks (part of the catchment area for Cooper Creek - one of the larger Daintree lowland creeks) run through it
• it contains remnant forest with ecological transitions from rainforest to swamp forest
• the western boundary is Daintree National Park/World Heritage Area

With the help of supporters, Lot 46 has already been restored to its previous splendour and about half of the loan for property has now been paid down. We continue to work towards saving this important parcel of rainforest – one donation at a time. Thank you again for helping to Protect Rainforests Forever!