Become a Wild Macadamia Champion
Macadamias evolved in Australia millions of years ago and survived here under the care of Australia’s First Nations for tens of thousands of years. Now, over 80% of macadamia habitat has been cleared. Although millions of macadamia trees are now grown for their delicious nuts, the original trees are struggling to survive in the wild. It is these trees and the rich biodiversity of their sub-tropical forest habitat that
Wild Macadamia Conservation seeks to protect.
The Macadamia Conservation Trust is now
Wild Macadamia Conservation
an independent conservation group
dedicated to protecting wild macadamias.
Our Organisation
In July 2025, the Macadamia Conservation Trust becomes Wild Macadamia Conservation, an independent charity and registered environmental organisation dedicated to:
Supporting and conserving …
The Macadamia history book
The Macadamia ~ Australia’s Gift To The World by Ian McConachie AM.
Originally enjoyed by Australia’s First Nations people, these tasty and nutritious nuts were only introduced to …
Walk with Wild Macadamias
In an exciting new initiative from the Macadamia Conservation Trust and Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service, visitors to Amamoor State Forest in the lovely Mary Valley can experience macadamia trees …
Why conserve Macadamias?
Macadamias originated in the
rainforest on the east coast of Australia and Australia is the only
country in the world where they naturally grow in the wild.
There are four species of …
The Four Macadamias
There are four species of Macadamia, two of which are used for production of Macadamia nuts in Australia (Macadamia tetraphylla and M. integrifoIia).
All four are genetically closely related …
Donate to Macadamia Conservation
Help us protect the remaining wild macadamias.
Wild macadamias listed on the IUCN Red List
Three Macadamia species are now listed on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Macadamia integrifolia, native to south-east QLD, is listed as “vulnerable” while M. ternifolia, native to QLD, and …
Wild Macadamia Hunt update
Cultivated macadamia trees have significantly less genetic diversity than wild trees. This means wild trees may have a greater capacity to respond to changing conditions, new diseases, human needs, …
Will wild populations of macadamia survive climate change?
Macadamias naturally occur in the subtropical rainforests of eastern Australia.
These rainforests are predicted to undergo significant change in coming decades as a result of climate variation, …