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Adelie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) diving off iceberg= Antarctica

Australia hosts 1st chance to respond to alarming UN report on oceans & cryosphere

Australia will host the first opportunity to respond to the UN’s alarming new report on climate change impacts on oceans and the cryosphere - the earth's snow...

25 September 2019

Fish and coral in the Great Barrier Reef= Australia

WWF: regs critical to Reef’s survival

The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia said regulations to reduce polluted run-off, being debated in the Queensland Parliament today, were crucial to turn...

17 September 2019

Green turtle hatchling emerging from egg

Combination of shade & irrigation could produce more male turtles

A combination of shade and irrigation could be a way to cool sea turtle nests enough to produce more male hatchlings, according to research conducted on Milman...

7 September 2019

WWF: Attack on Reef science disregards Townsville’s standing as a global leader in marine research

TOWNSVILLE: The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia said the attack on Reef science, being encouraged by the CANEGROWERS organisation, disregards Townsville’s...

16 August 2019

The pacific island of Tuvalu has the greatest risk of rising sea levels as a result of global warming

Pacific climate change $ ½ billion package must be backed-up by meaningful action on domestic emissions

WWF-Australia says the federal government’s $500 million Pacific climate change and oceans funding package must also be backed up by stronger action on...

13 August 2019

Glenn Morris= General Manager of FigTrees Organic Farms with a poster of what his farm looked like 10 years ago

WWF: Australia can transform land use to tackle greenhouse gas

The IPCC’s new report, approved overnight, calls for all nations to transform the way land is managed because agriculture, forestry and other land use produces...

8 August 2019

Coral bleaching= Lizard Island= Great Barrier Reef= March 2016

AIMS says Great Barrier Reef coral decline “unparalleled” in 30+ years of monitoring

The WWF-Australia today said stronger climate action is urgently needed in response to a disturbing new report on the health of the Great Barrier Reef. AIMS...

11 July 2019

A coal-fired power station in Queensland

Statement of WWF-Australia CEO Dermot O’Gorman on Adani

WWF-Australia CEO Dermot O'Gorman says the approval of the Adani mine fails to respond to the strong scientific evidence that we must limit global warming to...

14 June 2019

Forest canopy of the Daintree rainforest in northern Queensland

WWF congratulates Prime Minister Morrison & his team

With ministers responsible for protecting Nature sworn in today, the World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia (WWF-Australia) congratulated Prime Minister Scott...

29 May 2019

Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) with a plastic bag, Moore Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. The bag was removed by the photographer before the turtle had a chance to eat it.

WWF: “hits and misses” in Coalition environment funding

WWF-Australia has welcomed environment funding, announced by the Coalition, focused on issues including plastics and threatened species.

3 May 2019

Rocky landscape= Kokerbin= Western Australia

Earth Hour 2019: Australians encouraged to support climate change action

Australians signing up to Earth Hour 2019 are demanding to federal politicians act now to ensure Australia gets back on track to meeting its international...

25 March 2019

Crown of thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) feeds on porites coral head. Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Starfish could combine with bleaching in ‘perfect storm’ of Reef destruction

Scientists fear the combination of persistent coral eating crown-of-thorns starfish outbreaks and more frequent coral bleaching are a ‘perfect storm’ that...

9 January 2019