Overview
In a ground-breaking collaboration for the Australian screen industry, the global television series All Her Fault partnered with Wilderlands to integrate biodiversity conservation into its sustainability strategy, protecting 15,000 square metres of vulnerable habitat at the Coorong Lakes Project through the purchase of Biological Diversity Units (BDUs) creating a tangible, long-term environmental legacy beyond the screen.
The commitment formed part of the show’s broader sustainability program, which included the use of a fleet of hybrid and electric cars, installing an electric vehicle (EV) fast charger at Docklands Studios Melbourne, and becoming the first Australian production to source and utilise hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) for unit base generators, reducing greenhouse gas emissions compared to conventional diesel.
The partnership is particularly significant given the growing expectations on film and television productions to demonstrate credible environmental leadership, with many initiatives largely focusing on reducing emissions and waste, with few able to deliver measurable, long-term benefits for nature.
From energy-intensive lighting and camera equipment to the logistics of moving cast, crew, and gear across multiple locations, the reality is that productions generate significant carbon emissions and resource consumption.
While many productions have adopted measures to reduce their impact, such as renewable energy, waste reduction, and sustainable catering, these efforts have traditionally focused on minimisation rather than regeneration and nature protection.
This partnership has been such a powerful demonstration of how the entertainment industry can move beyond carbon reduction to deliver direct, verifiable conservation outcomes while simultaneously inspiring and rewarding production teams through meaningful environmental engagement.
It also sets a new industry possibility, even precedent, for nature-positive filmmaking in Australia and beyond.
The Partnership.
In a first-of-its-kind collaboration, the global television series All Her Fault partnered with Wilderlands to protected 15,000 square metres of habitat at the Coorong Lakes Project through the purchase of Biological Diversity Units (BDUs).
As part of the partnership, All Her Fault introduced an innovative way to engage their teams in the initiative, allocating 5,000 of the 15,000 biodiversity units specifically for crew members to own.
Individuals were invited to opt in and claim a patch of the Coorong in their name, creating a personal connection between individual crew members and the protected habitat, with those who participated receiving documentation detailing their specific geotagged patch and access to ongoing reports on the land management activities taking place.
Since launching in 2022, Wilderlands have become a global leader in the emerging biodiversity credits market offering Biological Diversity Units (BDU’s) that provide permanent protection and active management of high-conservation value projects across Australia.
Each biodiversity unit represents one square metre of high-value conservation land which is protected under conservation covenant regulations and managed by Wilderlands ecologists and custodians for at least 20 years. Management activities and monitoring activities are conducted throughout the year and include ongoing habitat restoration, weed management, revegetation using locally sourced native seeds, and monitoring of native species populations.
As part of this partnership Wilderlands invited members of the All Her Fault crew to see the work first-hand across a bespoke two day immersion experience to the Coorong Lakes project.
With a mix of backgrounds, from a chef to a costume designer, to producers, sustainability experts and even someone from special effects, the two day experience saw the team climb to the top of Mount Sandy, spend time with traditional owners from the Ngarrindjeri, visit the local nursery in Raakan to see how seeds are sourced for the property, as well as spend time with Wilderlands Lead Ecologist Deanna Marshall to learn what management and monitoring is taking place.
Eager to get their hands dirty, the team also helped with the assembling and installation of tree guards across different parts of the property designed to protect new plantings which form part of the larger strategy to create connection corridors to habitat across surrounding properties.
Sustainability on All Her Fault
Since launching the show, the All Her Fault team has received global accolodes with four nominations at the Critics Choice Award where Sarah Snook took our Lead Actress and recently received the 2026 AACTA Trailblazer Award as well.
It is the show’s sustainability efforts, however, that are also receiving major recognition and acclaim from industry peers with this article by NBCUniversal outlining just some of the sustainability activities that took place including the decision to work with Wilderlands to make biodiversity protection a priority as well.
The article describes these sustainability initiatives as “demonstrations of how practical steps can help reduce environmental impact during filming while supporting local communities.”
The Eco-Department of the production has also since hosted masterclasses for the cast and crew to share the latest in industry sustainability efforts, as well as the production team sharing its experience through VicScreen’s Sustainable Action Behind the Scenes panel where Helen Panckhurst (Matchbox Pictures) moderated the panel of Paul Walton (Unit Production Manager), Andy Pappas (Supervising UPM), and Maxine Dennett (Supervising Art Director) with a discussion that covered the importance of leadership on-set and overcoming the challenges of switching to new technology.
Wilderlands has been immensely grateful and proud of this partnership and developed this bespoke showcase page that detail the impact made possible by the All Her Fault production, demonstrating the location of the biodiversity units that were purchase and delving deeper into the conservation work and species protected as part of this process.
Sharing knowledge on set
One unique aspect of the partnership has been the opportunity for both organisations to share knowledge through immersion into environments so foreign to our daily lives.
The Wilderlands team were thrilled to be invited to join the All Her Fault cast and crew on the set of the show providing the chance to look behind the lens and meet the people working on the production.
The opportunity to speak directly to individuals regarding the impact they are helping make possible at the Coorong Lakes project was particularly special and led to many questions and ideas on how we might collaborate more broadly with the film industry in the years to come.
The Wilderlands team were also blown away to discover our logo included amongst the credits for the show, including messaging relating to the procurement of biodiversity credits to protect a patch of nature in the Coorong. This is such a significant moment and signal of a production that valued protecting nature and and we hope will inspire other productions to do the same in future.
So what’s next?
The All Her Fault and Wilderlands partnership establishes a replicable model for other screen productions seeking to integrate biodiversity protection into their sustainability programs.
The approach demonstrates that nature-positive outcomes can be incorporated into production workflows alongside existing carbon reduction measures and it shouldn’t be an either or decision for leaders.
Productions interested in similar partnerships can work with Wilderlands can engage with our team at any size of impact.
From small scale biodiversity credit purchases through to larger engagements where we would identify appropriate conservation projects, determine biodiversity credit allocations based on budget and production scale, and develop crew engagement strategies tailored to their specific circumstances. The model is adaptable to different production sizes, locations, and sustainability goals.
For the Australian screen industry, this partnership sets a precedent. It shows that productions can move beyond emissions reduction to deliver direct, permanent conservation outcomes.
The crew allocation component provides a template for how productions can engage and reward staff through environmental initiatives that create personal connection to conservation work and is reflective of a growing trend we’re seeing across many businesses and corporate gifting.
The immersion experience model also offers a framework other productions can adopt. Site visits that combine ecological education, Traditional Owner engagement, and direct observation of conservation work provide tangible understanding of environmental impact that extends beyond standard sustainability reporting.
As awareness of biodiversity loss grows alongside climate concerns, screen productions have an opportunity to contribute to both challenges. The All Her Fault partnership demonstrates one pathway forward, protecting critical Australian habitat while inspiring the people who make the stories audiences watch and we applaud their leadership through this partnership and hope many others will follow their path.
