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The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia today congratulated Steven Miles on becoming Queensland Premier and welcomed that he will set a new 2035 emissions...
15 December 2023
The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia tonight welcomed the Senate passing the Nature Repair legislation and holds high hopes for its safe passage through...
5 December 2023
WWF-Australia has welcomed the sense of urgency and commitment to action in the Australian Government’s annual climate change statement.
30 November 2023
The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia has today welcomed Judy Slatyer as its new President and Board Chair.
24 November 2023
Crucial negotiations to establish a global treaty to end plastic pollution have ended in a temporary deadlock, despite most countries including Australia...
20 November 2023
WWF-Australia welcomes a commitment by the Queensland Government to end commercial gillnet fishing in Dugong Protection Areas in the Great Barrier Reef World...
16 November 2023
A new report estimates Forestry Corporation NSW breached regulations 1215 times in recent logging operations in Tallaganda State Forest, one of the last...
13 November 2023
News flash: viral sensation Claude ‘the leaf thief’ koala now has a partner in crime feasting on eucalypt seedlings at Eastern Forest Nursery near Lismore in...
3 November 2023
New South Wales could jump towards the top of WWF-Australia’s plastics scorecard with the launch of an ambitious proposal to ban more harmful plastic products...
29 October 2023
Governments responsible for conserving Antarctic marine life have failed to deliver increased protection at a meeting in Hobart, despite the threats of record...
28 October 2023
Following the mass deaths of Emperor penguin chicks caused by record lows in sea ice, WWF is calling on governments to urgently prioritise the conservation of...
12 October 2023
New research indicates Papua New Guinea’s Conflict Islands are producing balanced sex ratios of green and hawksbill turtle hatchlings– a situation scientists...
6 October 2023
Three conservation groups have revealed that Forestry Corporation of New South Wales failed to protect likely thousands of greater glider den trees when it...
6 October 2023
He’s the leaf thief whose antics went viral, inspiring memes and stories around the world. In multiple raids during July, Claude the koala ate 4,050 koala food...
29 September 2023
A coalition of environment groups has released a joint letter calling on the Queensland Government to urgently improve its emissions reduction targets...
19 September 2023
A helicopter flight over the logging destruction of prime greater glider habitat in Tallaganda has shocked ACT Independent Senator David Pocock and Dermot...
19 September 2023
The WWF team stands with leaders of the Blue Pacific in supporting the Port Vila Call for a Just Transition to a Fossil-Fuel Free Pacific.
18 September 2023
The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia has congratulated the NSW Government for moving forward with its commitment to establish the Great Koala National Park.
12 September 2023
On National Threatened Species day, let’s all take a moment to enjoy amazing video of one of the world’s largest gliding animals – Australia’s endangered...
7 September 2023
Claude “the leaf thief” has found the best all-you-can-eat buffet a koala could hope for – and he hasn’t held back. For weeks now, this large male koala has...
5 September 2023
The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia tonight commended the New South Wales Environment Minister Penny Sharpe and the NSW Environment Protection Authority...
30 August 2023
The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia today expressed shock that the Forestry Corporation New South Wales is logging one of the last remaining strongholds...
29 August 2023
WWF-Australia is aware of a cyber incident that has impacted one of our fundraising providers, Pareto Phone, which has resulted in the disclosure of the...
24 August 2023
For the first time, a new study reveals that many hawksbill turtles satellite-tagged in Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) Conflict Islands swam over 1,000km to reach...
15 August 2023
Greening Australia and the World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia are teaming up to plant more than 19,000 food and nesting trees to entice the glossy...
14 August 2023
The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia has welcomed the Federal Government’s New International Development Policy, which brings a stronger focus on climate...
9 August 2023
The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia says UNESCO’s draft decision on the World Heritage status of the Great Barrier Reef makes it clear Australia needs to...
1 August 2023
The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia has released Australia’s first national scorecard to assess which states and territories are leading the way in...
31 July 2023
New research shows the plastics Australians consume in one year produce as much greenhouse gas as 5.7 million cars on our roads annually
10 July 2023
Motion sensor cameras detected cane toads more than 250 times, revealing the extent of the invasion confronting Nyaliga Rangers in the eastern Kimberley region...
4 July 2023
Why WWF-Australia is supporting recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the Australian Constitution and an Aboriginal and Torres Strait...
30 June 2023
With the Nature Repair Market Bill now through the House of Representatives, the World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia called on senators to work together to...
21 June 2023
Seven commercial flights landed in Adelaide last week with some unusual passengers - a group of tiny, critically endangered marsupials. Seventy-three...
20 June 2023
The population of one of Australia’s rarest cockatoos has grown by at least one after glossy black-cockatoo parents successfully raised a chick in the Northern...
14 June 2023
Researchers are tracking greater gliders in one of the first studies to use GPS collars on the world’s largest gliding marsupial.
13 June 2023
Strict new government rules aimed at cutting waste and boosting recycling will have a major impact on Australia’s plastic pollution crisis, according to the...
9 June 2023
WWF celebrates over $160 million protection package for World Heritage icon
5 June 2023
New monitoring has revealed the population of brush-tailed bettongs continues to grow in Dhilba Guuranda-Innes National Park - a promising sign for Marna...
19 May 2023
Kyogle property owner Tony Rowland has become the first person to sign a permanent conservation agreement as part of a Collaborative Koala Habitat Protection...
18 May 2023
New research has identified the most damaging single-use plastic products that are polluting the environment and could be banned in Australia and globally as...
15 May 2023
Platypus have returned to Royal National Park, after being locally extinct for 50 years.
14 May 2023
Tonight’s federal budget has fallen short in delivering the funding needed to halt the decline of Australia’s environment.
9 May 2023
The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia has welcomed the federal government’s announcement that an energy transition authority – called the National Net Zero...
5 May 2023
One of the largest sensor camera projects ever undertaken in Australia has collected more than 7 million photos from bushfire-affected regions —with some...
4 May 2023
A new WWF-commissioned report, co-authored by Queensland’s former chief scientist, quantifies the remarkable success of Queensland’s three net-free zones since...
2 May 2023
The much-awaited review of Australia’s 2025 National Packaging Targets is a wake-up call that signals the urgent need for stronger laws to break our national...
20 April 2023
New report finds all forms of renewable power are better for nature than fossil fuels. A transition focused on wind and solar PV can result in significantly...
20 April 2023
The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia congratulates the new New South Wales government and calls for an end to native forest logging and major clearing of...
5 April 2023
The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia is calling on the Australian government to use its $15bn National Reconstruction Fund to support innovations that will...
29 March 2023
A new study estimates that 29 million hectares of forests and woodlands in New South Wales have been destroyed, equivalent to the loss of 54% of the state's...
24 March 2023
The latest report from the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change highlights the urgent need for rapid emission reductions to avoid global temperatures...
21 March 2023
Australians will participate in Earth Hour 2023 on Saturday, March 25, to symbolically show their support for stronger action on climate change and nature...
20 March 2023
The Business Council of Australia, Australian Council of Trade Unions, World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia and the Australian Conservation Foundation are...
14 March 2023
A joint report by Doctors for the Environment Australia and the World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia sheds light on the essential role of trees in reducing the...
6 March 2023
The NSW Government has acquired over 437,000 hectares of land near the Queensland border, creating the largest national park in NSW's history. The move has...
27 February 2023
WWF Australia has praised the proposed expansion and upgrade of the Macquarie Island Marine Park to protect iconic species such as penguins, seals, whales, and...
23 February 2023
Scientists, fishers, and community leaders are teaming up for a bold new project aimed at regenerating parts of Australia's 8,000 km-long Great Southern Reef,...
20 February 2023
The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia welcomes the findings of the review, led by former Chief Scientist Professor Ian Chubb, into Australia’s carbon credit...
25 January 2023
New research shows reduced krill supplies lead to fewer pregnancies in humpback whales – a finding that could have major implications for industrial krill...
23 January 2023
The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia has welcomed the NSW Opposition’s commitment to establish the Great Koala National Park.
19 January 2023
Some uplifting news – cameras show greater gliders are moving into special hi-tech nest boxes installed last year to help them recover after the bushfires.
11 January 2023