Queensland’s new Ports Bill a major win for the Great Barrier Reef
New laws to restrict sea-dumping and port expansion in the Reef World Heritage Area will be voted on in Queensland Parliament next week.
4 November 2015
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Conservation Goals All Conservation Goals
New hope for marine protection but Southern Ocean remains vulnerable
The Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources takes small but important step towards establishing Antarctic marine protected areas.
30 October 2015
Rob Purves takes out prestigious Aus Geo award
WWF-Australia's President Rob Purves receives Australian Geographic Society's Lifetime of Conservation Award.
28 October 2015
WWF: Qld Government admits coral communities exist close to Abbot Point
The Queensland Government has lodged the final Environmental Impact Statement for Abbot Point coal port and admits there is coral close to the proposed...
27 October 2015
Exmouth Gulf and Shark Bay Prawns get the MSC blue tick
Western Australia’s Exmouth Gulf and Shark Bay prawn fisheries have received the independent Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification for sustainable...
25 October 2015
Trawl fishery sets sail for sustainable horizons
Seabirds, seals and overfished species will be better protected thanks to a new project working to minimise the environmental impacts of Australia’s largest...
22 October 2015
Poor water quality could mean murky future for Whitsunday tourism
A new water quality report card has been released today gives the Whitsundays inshore reefs a “very poor” rating for water clarity and a “poor” rating for...
22 October 2015
Crunch time for Southern Ocean protection
Representatives from 24 countries and the European Union will meet in Hobart this week to discuss two important proposals to protect critical areas of ocean...
18 October 2015
Net-free fishing zones pass final hurdle
Queensland’s threatened marine wildlife are big winners after three new proposed net-free zones passed their final hurdle last night.
15 October 2015
D-Day for net-free zones
It’s D-Day for three new net-free zones with a disallowance motion to go before the Queensland Parliament tonight.
14 October 2015
“Safeguards” risk pollution reduction efforts going up in smoke
Emission Reduction Fund “safeguards” released today undermines the $2.55 billion being spent on pollution reduction projects.
8 October 2015
Hundreds of new species discovered in the fragile Eastern Himalayan region
Over 200 new species have been discovered in the Eastern Himalayas in recent years, according to a new report by WWF.
5 October 2015