With the United Nations reporting the threat of a million plant and animal extinctions worldwide, it is imperative scientists everywhere do what they can to tackle this emergency. Perth is an exceptionally biodiverse area within a global biodiversity hotspot and sits on the Swan Coastal Plain, Western Australia where over 75% of wetlands have been lost though development. Recent research has shown that wetland species not even classified as vulnerable are at risk of local extinction (see Anthony Santoro’s talk). The good news is the answer to this challenge is to create a city that benefits both people and wildlife – one that will promote our health and wellbeing as well as the many other species that share our cities. NatureLink Perth is a new initiative to connect and coordinate a diverse array of stakeholders to champion nature sensitive urban design and nurture a biodiverse city. Launched in February of this year, NatureLink Perth undertook an intensive research program, meeting with over 200 stakeholders from 83 organisations over five months, inclusive of scientists to community to developers and industry, state and local governments seeking their perspective on the barriers and opportunities to sustaining urban biodiversity into the future. The results were disseminated through a fully interactive symposium and workshop on 4-5th July 2019, the outcome of which is fully stakeholder derived and supported independent organisation enabling networking, creation and coordination of transdisciplinary projects and dissemination of information. This talk outlines how Naturelink Perth seeks to conserve remnant natural areas, create ecological corridors and increase the area, quality and biodiversity of greenspaces throughout the city to sustain biodiversity into the future.