LNP net free zone commitment welcomed
WWF-Australia and the Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) welcome the announcement that, if elected, an LNP government would retain Queensland’s net...
4 October 2017
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WWF analysis shows Australia proposes “the largest protected area downgrading in the world”
An investigation by WWF-Australia shows the Federal Government’s proposed changes to marine parks would be the largest downgrading of protected area the world...
8 September 2017
Reef water quality plan ignores scientist and World Heritage Committee
WWF-Australia said the draft Reef Water Quality Improvement Plan, released today by the Queensland and Australian governments, is far too vague and ignores...
30 August 2017
80% of Australia’s federal marine parks to be open to fishing
Draft plans released today dramatically reduce protection for Australia's oceans by allowing fishing in 80% of the total area of Australia’s federal marine...
21 July 2017
Climate change leadership needed more than ever
UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee raised the bar on what nations need to do to save their heritage listed coral reefs.
11 July 2017
Amid destruction, Reef's iconic heart still beats
The Whitsunday's Heart Reef has dodged cyclone damage but appears to have suffered some coral bleaching.
28 June 2017
WWF: wins for the Reef and the environment in 2017 Qld budget
WWF-Australia says the 2017 Queensland budget contains some wins for the Great Barrier Reef and the environment, including a boost to Indigenous rangers.
13 June 2017
WWF-Australia: “The last thing the Reef needs is another coal mine doomed to fail”
WWF-Australia CEO Dermot O’Gorman responded to the Adani announcement today saying: “The last thing the Great Barrier Reef needs is another coal mine doomed to...
6 June 2017
UNESCO puts the spotlight back on the Great Barrier Reef
UNESCO has expressed “serious concern” about the bleaching death of coral on the Great Barrier Reef caused by climate change, in a report released in Paris...
3 June 2017
Chemicals found in Great Barrier Reef green turtles
Researchers have found heart and gout medications, herbicides, pesticides, metals, and industrial chemicals in the blood of Great Barrier Reef green turtles.
2 June 2017
Another Queensland turtle joins the endangered list
This month the Queensland Government officially up listed the hawksbill turtle from vulnerable to endangered.
23 May 2017
Scientist reveals bleaching has killed almost 50% of the Great Barrier Reef’s coral
Renowned coral scientist Professor Terry Hughes has revealed an estimate that bleaching has killed about 50% of the Great Barrier Reef’s coral in just two...
22 May 2017