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
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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
Success of development now tied to world leaders’ agendas at home
As the UN’s Sustainable Development Summit concludes with a bold new global sustainability roadmap, world leaders now need to focus on fulfilling that vision.
28 September 2015
Aerial survey finds previously undocumented turtle nesting “hot spots” in North Queensland
Aerial surveys have discovered multiple previously unrecorded turtle nesting “hot spots” along the north Queensland coastline.
27 September 2015
Turtles at site of previous mass stranding near Townsville showing signs of stress
New Queensland research is indicating that green turtles living alongside urban and farming areas are absorbing possibly thousands of chemicals, many...
24 September 2015
Australia must sign on to UN’s new ‘Global Goals’: WWF
A new reform agenda for a sustainable world is set to be adopted at the biggest ever gathering of global leaders next week, and WWF is urging the Australian...
22 September 2015
WWF: Governments failing to stop coral-eating starfish
WWF-Australia said today’s Reef Report Card shows we must dramatically step up the fight against coral-eating Crown of Thorns Starfish.
21 September 2015
Queensland’s tree-clearing 'map of shame'
WWF-Australia today called on the Queensland Government to honour its election commitment to protect Queensland’s bushland, as a new report suggests panic...
17 September 2015
Marine life plummets and food security at risk: WWF report
Nearly half of the world’s marine mammals, birds, reptiles and fish have been lost in a single generation with frightening implications for human welfare and...
16 September 2015