This project aims to develop best practice standards for the transformation of Australia's over 80,000 abandoned mines to transform them from sites of environmental degradation to functional ecosystems. This project will generate new knowledge on how to recreate habitats to allow animals to live and persist in rehabilitated mining landscapes. Expected outcomes include the development of national standards for creating fauna habitat based on co-design with academia, industry, regulators, and Traditional Custodians. Benefits for Australia will be significant as the project will provide models and standards for future mine site rehabilitation grounded in entire ecosystem re-creation.