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Sustainable tourism

Projects promoting Indigenous participation in the tourism industry and protection of Indigenous cultural heritage values is achieving milestones in the Kimberley and tourism in the NT with local tourism operators.
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WWF Environment Election Asks - 2010

Over 1,400 native plant and animal species in Australia are facing extinction - unless we act now.
We can turn this crisis around in 2010 by putting a brake on carbon pollution, protecting critical wildlife habitats and climate refuges, and restoring natural resilience across entire landscapes and seascapes.
Read what we are asking all political parties to promise to here .

WWF-Australia welcomes a new CEO

Dermot O'Gorman commenced in his role as the CEO for WWF-Australia on August 1 2010.
Dermot, who until recently was the head of WWF-China, brings a large amount of knowledge and experience with him. You can read about some of his experiences here.

What is palm oil?

In Southeast Asia alone the equivalent of 300 football fields are deforested every hour. During 1998 and 1999, loss of orangutans reached a rate of about 1,000 per year. 80% of Orangutan habitat has been altered or lost already and it's forecast that at the current rate of deforestation, Orang-utans could be extinct in the wild in as little as 20 years.
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Snubfin dolphin injuries in Roebuck Bay report

An alarming new study by WWF into one of the world's rarest and most threatened species has found two out of three snubfin dolphins in Roebuck Bay near Broome, Western Australia have been injured by boat strikes and fishing gear.
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Australia's pesticide laws are hard to believe

Australia should ban harmful pesticides that are already illegal in Europe. During this federal election you can help.
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Do you know the size of your footprint?
Measure your ecological footprint to see how the way you live is impacting the planet and what you can do to reduce it.
Go on, calculate your footprint.

A letter from Tim Winton to you

Tim Winton's message is clear: we need to stop eating our fish into extinction and protect our marine life. With an upcoming election, this is the best time to tell the government that we want marine protected areas.
Read Tim's message and Take action now.