Last chance for countries to deliver global treaty on plastic pollution
Australia and other nations must deliver a strong and effective global treaty to end plastic pollution, WWF-Australia said ahead of the final negotiating...
25 November 2024
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Ancient Indigenous fire knowledge can help farmers, unite communities and transform lives
A Traditional Owner-led, cultural burning project in North Queensland is achieving far more than restoring grazing land.
12 November 2024
Indigenous rangers help rare rock wallabies after wildfire hits population
Indigenous rangers in the Kimberley have supplied supplementary food to help one of Australia’s rarest animals survive after a devastating wildfire swept...
5 November 2024
Antarctic conservation takes a backward step
The body responsible for conserving Antarctic marine life has failed to agree on new marine protected areas and taken a substantial step backward on krill...
30 October 2024
WWF stands ready to work with the new LNP government on crucial environmental issues
The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia today said it is looking forward to working with the new LNP government on the crucial environmental issues that...
28 October 2024
WWF appeals to LNP to honour the deal made with Queenslanders on the climate target
The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia is deeply concerned by Opposition Leader David Crisafulli’s statement that coal fired power could be used indefinitely.
11 October 2024
Global wildlife populations fall 73%
There has been a catastrophic 73% decline in the average size of monitored wildlife populations in just 50 years, according to the World Wide Fund for Nature’s...
10 October 2024
First Nations voices call for a Nature Positive future
A joint statement, co-written by First Nations advisers at the Australian Conservation Foundation and WWF-Australia and signed by more than 40 groups and...
10 October 2024
New polling shows overwhelming support for stronger nature laws
New YouGov polling has revealed a majority of Australians – 7 in 10 voters – say the Albanese government needs to do more to protect and restore nature.
8 October 2024
Oceans Blueprint calls for ship speed limits to protect whales
Mandatory speed limits to reduce the risk of ship strikes on whales is one of a suite of proposals in a new plan released by the World Wide Fund for...
8 October 2024
310,000km2 expansion of Australia’s most remote marine reserve is welcome, but stronger protections needed
WWF-Australia has welcomed a decision to quadruple the size of Australia’s most remote marine reserve, but said the government had missed an opportunity to...
8 October 2024
World-first livestream of rare endangered greater gliders
In a world first, a scientist has set up a live stream from inside the hollow of a pair of endangered greater gliders in a secret location in New South Wales.
3 October 2024