Perth billionaires pledge $120m to conservation groups
Alexandra and Julian Burt commit $120 million across 10 environmental organisations by year's end.
Perth billionaire couple Alexandra and Julian Burt have announced one of Australia's largest gifts to conservation. They are distributing more than $120 million among 10 environmental groups through their Wright Burt Foundation.
Alexandra Burt is the granddaughter of prospecting magnate Peter Wright. She and her sister Leonie Baldock are worth an estimated $7.86 billion together.
Julian Burt is a descendant of Western Australia's first chief justice. He received a Member of the Order of Australia award last year for service to the arts, church and environment.
Australian Wildlife Conservancy, Bush Heritage Australia and Greenpeace each receive $25 million. BirdLife Australia and Great Southern Land Conservancy each get $10 million.
Aussie Ark, Conservation Partners, Great Barrier Reef Foundation, Rainforest Rescue and South Endeavour Trust each receive $5.33 million. Julian Burt said the timing was critical: Australia's threatened species list grew by 39 new additions in 2025, bringing the total to 2,175, with climate change the main threat to nine in ten.
- $120 million
- Total donation
- 39 new additions
- Threatened species added in 2025
- 2,175
- Total threatened species
- 10
- Number of recipient organisations
Why it mattersMajor conservation funding arrives as Australia's biodiversity crisis accelerates, giving environmental groups resources to tackle habitat loss and species protection.
AustraliaAustralian environmental organisations gain substantial resources to expand conservation, ecosystem restoration and species protection work across the country.
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