The ANU WildCountry Research and Policy Hub is a new academic initiative for advancing knowledge and innovative approaches to long term and large scale conservation planning and policy ­ inclusive of scientific understanding about key environmental and ecological processes. Biodiversity conservation demands the engagement of all organisations, communities, governments and individuals with responsibilities for land stewardship. Cross-tenure and multi-stakeholder approaches to conservation are needed that build upon and complement the anchors provided by the existing protected area network. The Hub is designed to build upon existing research activities, promote linkages both within interested areas of ANU and among a growing body of external collaborators, and facilitate the transfer and application of scientific research and development outcomes to the community of conservation stakeholders.