WWF welcomes NSW plan to ban harmful plastics
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
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WA races ahead with plan to ban plastic coffee cups and lids
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
WWF welcomes pumped hydro proposal for Queensland
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 welcomes threatened species strategy, but calls for stronger nature laws
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
New study shows Australia guilty of the world’s largest downgrading of a marine national park
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
Nature-loss news stories increase 400% in Australia - A sign of ‘eco-wakening’ trend gripping the globe
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
102 Australian businesses call for Australia to become a Renewable Energy Superpower
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
‘Defending The Unburnt Six’ crucial to wildlife recovery
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
WWF welcomes red light on orange roughy MSC certification
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
Census results show West Australian woylies are ready for big move to South Australia
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
Bushfires, drought & heatwaves cause massive loss of Greater Gliders in Blue Mountains
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
New study finds fires took a further toll on drought impacted platypuses
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