2015 was Australia’s fifth hottest year on record, while coral bleaching looms for Great Barrier Reef
As Australia braces for a potentially devastating coral bleaching event in coming months on the Great Barrier Reef
6 January 2016
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New ‘Antarctic Journey’ opens to visitors
In an Australian-first, WWF-Australia and Phillip Island Nature Parks launched a spectacular and fully-immersive Antarctic Journey attraction today.
23 December 2015
Australian Government approves massive coal port in Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area
Australia’s Environment Minister has approved 1 million cubic metres of dredging in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area.
22 December 2015
Private Reef funding should be coupled with significantly increased government investment and strong laws
The Australian Government today released a prospectus, seeking sponsorship for conservation projects related to the Great Barrier Reef.
16 December 2015
Traditional Owners and WWF join forces for GBR turtles
A new partnership between Traditional Owners and WWF-Australia marks the start of an Indigenous conservation program in the Mackay area.
16 December 2015
Coral-eating starfish numbers could reach 60 million, GBR outbreak on track to be worst on record
Crown of thorns starfish outbreak on the Great Barrier Reef is likely be the worst on record, says a new publication commissioned by WWF-Australia.
10 December 2015
Landmark victory for the Reef, and people power, as dredge spoil dump ban passed in Qld Parliament
New laws banning the sea dumping of industrial dredge spoil have passed in the Queensland Parliament in one of the most significant conservation victories ever...
12 November 2015
Queensland’s new Ports Bill a major win for the Great Barrier Reef
New laws to restrict sea-dumping and port expansion in the Reef World Heritage Area will be voted on in Queensland Parliament next week.
4 November 2015
New hope for marine protection but Southern Ocean remains vulnerable
The Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources takes small but important step towards establishing Antarctic marine protected areas.
30 October 2015
WWF: Qld Government admits coral communities exist close to Abbot Point
The Queensland Government has lodged the final Environmental Impact Statement for Abbot Point coal port and admits there is coral close to the proposed...
27 October 2015
Exmouth Gulf and Shark Bay Prawns get the MSC blue tick
Western Australia’s Exmouth Gulf and Shark Bay prawn fisheries have received the independent Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification for sustainable...
25 October 2015
Trawl fishery sets sail for sustainable horizons
Seabirds, seals and overfished species will be better protected thanks to a new project working to minimise the environmental impacts of Australia’s largest...
22 October 2015