October 31, 2025

The Nature Design Guide is a practical, industry-led resource created to help shape a Country-centred approach to nature-based design in the Australian built environment. Collaboratively developed, the guide offers actionable nature-based solutions enabling project teams, clients, and partners to embed nature outcomes and benefits at the heart of design on single building and precinct scale projects. The guide provides guidance on key Country and Nature concepts, decision-making processes, and practical steps to help project teams integrate Country and nature-positive outcomes into the design process. Featuring practical advice and equipping professionals with tools, the guide encourages designers of new developments to move beyond minimising harm and instead actively protect, regenerate, restore, and respect the cultural landscapes and natural world that sustains communities and ecosystems.