WWF-Australia announces new President
The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia has today welcomed Judy Slatyer as its new President and Board Chair.
24 November 2023
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Delaying tactics drive global plastic pollution treaty talks into deadlock
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 welcomes new commitment to protect the Reef’s dugongs
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
Report estimates Forestry Corp breached regulations 1,215 times in Tallaganda
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
Claude introduces his partner and joey to the all-you-can-eat buffet
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
NSW could climb up WWF scorecard with plan to ban polluting plastics
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
Countries fail to deliver greater protection for the Antarctic despite threats of record low sea-ice and bird flu
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
Record low sea-ice, mass deaths of penguin chicks, signals need for greater protection of Antarctica
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
These islands near Australia are giving hope for tropical marine turtles facing a “man drought”
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
The images that expose Forestry Corp of NSW
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
On Save The Koala Day, the plan to turn Claude’s lunch leftovers into crucial habitat
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
Call for Queensland to improve emissions targets as El Niño declared
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