It has been 50 years since Lake Pedder’s temporary flooding. Two of the three dams impounding Pedder require high risk safety upgrades, as theyre built on the Edgar Fault line and pose a risk to downstream communities – a decision must be made; invest in propping up the dams for the next 40 years at a cost of over $100m, or remove the risk altogether by investing in the restoration of Lake Pedder.
It is the dawning of the UN Decade of Ecosystem Restoration and conclusion of Pedder’s impounding dams lifespan. Lake Pedder’s revival is inevitable, amidst brooding climate and biodiversity crisis the Tasmanian and Federal Government could pull the plug today, restore this global icon and become a beacon of hope that humanity can turn the tide on environmental destruction.
Its time to restore Lake Pedder.
In 1972, the heart of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area, Lake Pedder was flooded by the Serpentine Hydro impoundment. Barrister Edward St John famously stated: “The day will come when our children will undo what we so foolishly have done.”
The day has come. Our children are rallying together and marching on the streets demanding climate action and protection the precious ecosystems that support life on Earth.
In the midst of a climate and biodiversity crisis, the restoration of the original Lake Pedder will:
- Show Tasmania can achieve a renewable energy/low emissions future, restore our wild places and fix our mistakes of the past
- Enhance the value of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area
- Provide an opportunity for Tasmanian scientists and engineers to lead one of the world’s largest and most important ecological restorations
- Be a symbol of hope to the world that we can turn the tide of destruction to live in balance with nature
We need your help to restore Lake Pedder
Pedder on The Project
“It’s an Australian natural wonder up there with the likes of Uluru and the Great Barrier Reef, but chances are you’ve never heard of it because nearly 50 years ago it was drowned beneath 15 metres of water, now there’s a push to restore it to its former glory” From The Project, Monday 14th September 2020.
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The Plan
In the summer of 2021-22 it will be fifty years since the water of the Serpentine Hydro impoundment swallowed the wide pinkish-white quartzite beach Lake Pedder: the wild heart of Tasmania. This coincides with the start of the United Nations Decade of Ecological Restoration 2021 to 2030 to massively scale up global action on restoration of degraded and destroyed ecosystems.
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