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The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia today expressed concern at the area of tree clearing revealed in the latest Queensland Government Statewide Landcover...
30 December 2021
Researchers will be searching for koala scat, deploying detections dogs and heat-seeking drones, and calling on local residents to report koala sightings as...
22 December 2021
A hi-tech drone has spread millions of seeds in just a few hours to plant a koala corridor west of Brisbane.
22 December 2021
The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia today welcomed the protection of 194 hectares of high quality koala habitat that was up for sale at Lake Innes on the...
17 December 2021
A new report by the World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia and the University of Sydney estimates the 2019-20 bushfires cost agriculture $4-5 billion.
12 December 2021
The World Wide Fund for Nature today expressed concern for Pacific Island communities experiencing king tide flooding made worse by climate change.
8 December 2021
WWF-Australia has welcomed the launch of a public consultation that could lead to harmful single-use plastics, such as takeaway coffee cups and heavyweight...
6 December 2021
A new report says Australia could stop around four billion plastic cigarette butts from entering the environment each year by making tobacco companies...
6 December 2021
The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia today welcomed Labor’s climate policy as a “step in the right direction” toward Australia becoming a renewable export...
3 December 2021
Tasmania, NSW and South Australia have taken the podium in the country’s race to become a renewable energy superpower, according to the second instalment of...
27 November 2021
Researchers are using drones to film green turtles mating off Queensland’s Heron Island to answer a crucial question: exactly how many adult males does a...
15 November 2021
Australia and WWF have launched a new nature-based solutions program to tackle climate change in the Indo-Pacific.
8 November 2021
The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia says a return to Indigenous farming, including the use of fire, could help protect against extreme bushfires, boost...
1 November 2021
With just one week to go until the world’s largest climate change conference, COP26 in Glasgow, three of Australia’s leading sustainability bodies have united...
28 October 2021
The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia today welcomed the announcement by the NSW Government that it has purchased 166,534 hectares in Western NSW to...
26 October 2021
WWF-Australia has welcomed the Prime Minister’s commitment to a target of net zero climate pollution and called for urgent new policy action to slash emissions...
26 October 2021
Australia is uniquely positioned to capitalise on the renewable and clean manufacturing export opportunity, with the right federal support and policy...
24 October 2021
Together, ACF, WWF-Australia, ACTU and BCA are today releasing Sunshot: Australia’s opportunity to create 395,000 clean export jobs, charting a path for the...
13 October 2021
A new report by the World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia reveals more than 1500 of Australia’s unique ecosystems, both on land and sea, fall outside...
12 October 2021
WWF-Australia is pleased to see the Tasmanian Government committing to stronger regulation and transparency in the salmon farming industry with the...
17 September 2021
WWF-Australia partner with Good Will Hunters podcast in new series to drive sustainability agenda in lead-up to COP26
13 September 2021
Australia’s support for a binding global agreement to address marine plastic pollution is a breakthrough, according to the World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia.
13 September 2021
Three of Australia’s bushfire-prone regions are joining the push to build Australia’s tourism sector back better using sustainability principles, thanks to...
9 September 2021
The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia has welcomed the NSW government’s Threatened Species Day announcement of a zero extinction target in the state’s...
7 September 2021
UNSW researchers are teaming up with WWF-Australia, Taronga Zoo and NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service to bring platypuses back into the Royal National...
5 September 2021
WWF works across the seafood supply chain to protect marine ecosystems, the species that live within them and the communities that depend on seafood for their...
1 September 2021
One of Australia’s rarest marsupials, the brush-tailed bettong, has been reintroduced to mainland South Australia after being locally extinct for more than a...
22 August 2021
There’s good news for one of Australia’s rarest mammals, the silver-headed antechinus, amid fears it had been pushed to the brink by the 2019-20 megafires.
16 August 2021
A new global climate science report, published today, sets out in stark detail the future we will have if we make poor choices today.
9 August 2021
The World Wildlife Fund-Australia (WWF-Australia) and Tasmanian Walking Company (TWC) today officially launched the inaugural Walk for Wild fundraising event...
3 August 2021
The World Heritage Committee has placed Australia back on probation over the declining health of the Great Barrier Reef.
23 July 2021
WWF backs bold Aussie innovators as Regenerate Australia steps up a gear.
18 July 2021
WWF-Australia has renewed its support for a national Climate Change Bill proposed by independent MP Zali Steggall, following the release of a lower house...
14 July 2021
Western Australia has reclaimed the top spot on WWF-Australia’s new plastics scorecard, while Tasmania and the Northern Territory continue to lag behind in...
6 July 2021
Two of the country’s leading environmental organisations, Greening Australia and World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)–Australia, today announced a strategic...
1 July 2021
UNESCO has sent the strongest message possible that Australia must do more on climate change and water quality to protect the Great Barrier Reef by...
22 June 2021
WWF-Australia has welcomed a $193 million commitment for koala conservation in the NSW budget, but warned the money must come with stronger laws to protect...
22 June 2021
The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia today welcomed the recommendation to uplist koalas in eastern Australia from vulnerable to endangered, but said this...
18 June 2021
Eleven turtles, raised at James Cook University from the time they were hatchlings, have been released on the Great Barrier Reef, experiencing the ocean for...
14 June 2021
Climate change is causing the “feminisation” of green turtle populations in far north Queensland, but a new study shows seawater irrigation could potentially...
14 June 2021
WWF-Australia has welcomed a long-awaited plan to ban harmful single-use plastic items in NSW and called on the state government to introduce legislation this...
13 June 2021
WWF-Australia has applauded Western Australia for accelerating and expanding its plan to ban harmful single-use plastic items, including plastic coffee cups...
13 June 2021
A feasibility study to see if a pumped hydro project in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland stacks up environmentally and economically is a welcome step, according...
8 June 2021
WWF-Australia has called on the Australian Government to back up their new Threatened Species Strategy by putting in place stronger environmental laws and...
21 May 2021
When vast sections of the Coral Sea Marine Park were opened up to commercial fishing in 2018 it was the largest downgrading of a protected area in history,...
20 May 2021
A new report reveals Australia is at the forefront of a global trend showing hundreds of millions of people all over the world are concerned by biodiversity...
18 May 2021
More than 100 Australian businesses have combined to issue a joint call for stronger government investment in renewable energy uptake and support to establish...
5 May 2021
Threatened species that escaped Australia’s devastating bushfires are under threat from landclearing and logging, but a powerful new partnership aims to...
15 April 2021
For the second time this year, an attempt to have the orange roughy fishery in eastern Tasmanian certified “sustainable” has been unsuccessful.
8 April 2021
New research has found healthy woylie numbers in the north-eastern part of the Upper Warren region of Western Australia, paving the way for the critically...
7 April 2021
New research estimates that the 2019-2020 bushfire crisis, together with prolonged drought and heatwaves, has resulted in a sobering 60% decline in the...
6 April 2021
A new study commissioned by the World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia found the bushfire crisis took a toll on platypus populations, which were already in...
1 April 2021
Tonight, Earth Hour, the world’s largest grassroots movement for the environment, is set to once again unite millions of people around the country and the...
27 March 2021
A successful trial of an atmospheric cooling system for flying foxes has given hope to researchers working to prevent the vulnerable species from dying and...
26 March 2021
Over 41 leading companies have joined forces with the NSW Government and WWF-Australia in a new coalition to decarbonise Australia’s building and construction...
22 March 2021
WWF-Australia has welcomed a bill to establish a Commonwealth Environment Protection Authority (EPA) to finally enforce Australia’s nature laws.
22 March 2021
Tasmania is leading all of Australia’s governments in the race to power its grid with renewables and sell clean energy to the world. That’s the finding from...
22 March 2021
Queensland has reclaimed the top spot on WWF-Australia’s plastics scorecard today after passing legislation to ban harmful single-use plastic items, including...
10 March 2021
For 10 years, the John West and WWF-Australia partnership has been a catalyst to drive change and promote sustainable fishing practices around the globe.
9 March 2021
Australia’s support for a new global agreement to address marine plastic pollution is a breakthrough, according to the World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia.
4 March 2021
Koalas attacked by dogs can suffer potentially fatal internal injuries even if they appear unharmed.
1 March 2021
A new survey of some of Australia’s favourite food products has found more than 80% feature packaging that cannot be put into home recycling bins.
26 February 2021
A new DNA study suggests there is limited gene flow between koalas in Port Stephens because they are trapped in isolated patches of habitat, separated from...
20 February 2021
WWF is saddened by the ongoing bushfire emergency in Perth in Western Australia.
4 February 2021
A report released today mapping a pathway to help address Australia’s extinction crisis and reform failing nature laws will put the federal government to the...
28 January 2021
A new report from the World Wide Fund for Nature names eastern Australia among 24 global deforestation fronts – the only developed nation on the list.
13 January 2021
A bid to have the orange roughy fishery in eastern Tasmania certified “sustainable” has been halted – for now.
6 January 2021