World Heritage Committee decides: Australia on probation over Reef health
The World Heritage Committee has delivered a powerful decision that places Australia on probation over the health of the Great Barrier Reef.
1 July 2015
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Broad alliance points to common ground on climate policy
The Australian Climate Roundtable has come together to put the climate policy debate on common ground and offer a way forward.
28 June 2015
Underwater message urges UNESCO to make the right decision on Great Barrier Reef
A group of Australian divers have submerged themselves in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef to send a definitive message to the UNESCO World Heritage...
26 June 2015
Ocean conservationists and celebs join global campaign to protect Great Barrier Reef
Olivia Newton-John, Philippe Cousteau, John Butler, Sylvia Earle, Ash Grunwald, Lenka, Marc Nelson and Laura Wells pledge to ‘draw the line’ and protect the...
26 June 2015
The real work to turn around the decline of the Reef starts now
WWF supports UNESCO’s draft decision on the Great Barrier Reef because it will keep the pressure on Australia to turn promises into real actions and results.
25 June 2015
Legislation Passes: Australia cuts Renewable Energy Target
Renewable energy is an important driver to cutting Australia’s carbon pollution, bringing down future energy prices and creating sustainable jobs.
24 June 2015
International poll urges UNESCO to defend the Great Barrier Reef
A poll conducted in six countries across the globe reveals widespread opposition to industrial destruction of the Great Barrier Reef.
24 June 2015
Roebuck Bay could become Western Australia’s least-protected Marine Park
An alliance of environment groups today welcomed a draft management plan for the Roebuck Bay Marine Park, but the plan has raised concerns that snubfin...
23 June 2015
No funding for the Reef in Federal Government’s Northern Australia Plan
WWF calls on Australia's Prime Minister to announce more funding for the plan to save the Great Barrier Reef.
17 June 2015
Unprecedented alliance calls for zero pollution in Australia
As the government considers its post 2020 climate targets, an alliance of more than 50 civil society groups has called for zero carbon pollution in Australia...
16 June 2015
Expansion of Qld parks will help wildlife weather global warming
The expansion of Currawinya National park in Queensland’s southwest is good news for the state’s threatened wildlife as the impacts of global warming take...
16 June 2015
WWF welcomes cancellation of Kakadu uranium mine
WWF has welcomed the cancellation of a planned controversial underground uranium mine in Kakadu National Park.
12 June 2015