Qld Government report includes alarming claims on illegal fishing
Queensland Government report highlights the need for improved monitoring of illegal fishing in the Great Barrier Reef’s green zones.
25 February 2015
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Central and North Qld farmers star in short film to be seen around the world
Trailblazing Queensland cane farmers are the stars of a short film, launched today by WWF-Australia and soon to be seen by around the world.
19 February 2015
WWF welcomes Queensland’s first “Minister for the Great Barrier Reef"
Having a Minister for the Reef is an important signal that saving our Great Barrier Reef is a priority, says WWF-Australia.
16 February 2015
WWF: New Qld Government must hit ground running on the Reef
New Queensland Government must hit the ground running in order to turn around the Great Barrier Reef’s decline - says WWF-Australia.
13 February 2015
Funding to save threatened species
WWF-Australia has welcomed Federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt’s announcement of $743,000 for new projects to protect plants and animals at risk of...
12 February 2015
Campaign to save the Reef goes global
The fight against reckless industrialisation alongside the Great Barrier Reef is going international with the launch of a world-wide campaign by the WWF global...
9 February 2015
Australia’s report to UNESCO denies serious decline of Great Barrier Reef
The Report on the Great Barrier Reef, submitted to UNESCO by the Australian Government, is inaccurate and doesn't acknowledge serious declines in the Reef’s...
2 February 2015
WWF reaction to release of LNP Reef policy document
If no new commitments are made in the government’s policy direction for the Great Barrier Reef it will accelerate the degradation and eventual loss of the Reef.
29 January 2015
WWF: New Qld national parks would save 37 native species & boost tourism
WWF report shows that creating new Queensland national parks would help save dozens of native species and boost tourism.
23 January 2015
WWF: Where the parties stand on the Reef
WWF-Australia's Great Barrier Reef policy scorecard for the Queensland election
22 January 2015
More than 80% of Reef dumping falls outside Minister Hunt’s new restrictions
WWF is calling for a full ban on dumping in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area.
22 January 2015
WWF welcomes commitment to protect our Reef
Queensland's Opposition Leader has committed to ban dumping on the wetlands, as well as a full dumping ban in the Great Barrier Reef’s World Heritage waters.
20 January 2015