Australia setting poor example on emissions targets as global mass bleaching event confirmed
The heat stress damaging coral across most of the Great Barrier Reef is now officially part of a global mass bleaching event.
16 April 2024
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5th mass bleaching event on the Great Barrier Reef in 8 years
The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia is deeply concerned by the official declaration of another mass coral bleaching event on the Great Barrier Reef – the...
8 March 2024
WWF welcomes new commitment to protect the Reef’s dugongs
WWF-Australia welcomes a commitment by the Queensland Government to end commercial gillnet fishing in Dugong Protection Areas in the Great Barrier Reef World...
16 November 2023
These islands near Australia are giving hope for tropical marine turtles facing a “man drought”
New research indicates Papua New Guinea’s Conflict Islands are producing balanced sex ratios of green and hawksbill turtle hatchlings– a situation scientists...
6 October 2023
Call for Queensland to improve emissions targets as El Niño declared
A coalition of environment groups has released a joint letter calling on the Queensland Government to urgently improve its emissions reduction targets...
19 September 2023
WWF: UNESCO report says more to be done to protect Reef’s World Heritage status as El Niño looms
The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia says UNESCO’s draft decision on the World Heritage status of the Great Barrier Reef makes it clear Australia needs to...
1 August 2023
Australia to phase out destructive gill nets from Great Barrier Reef waters
WWF celebrates over $160 million protection package for World Heritage icon
5 June 2023
Barra 23% bigger after removal of gill nets
A new WWF-commissioned report, co-authored by Queensland’s former chief scientist, quantifies the remarkable success of Queensland’s three net-free zones since...
2 May 2023
Review signals need for stronger laws to break Australia’s plastic addiction
The much-awaited review of Australia’s 2025 National Packaging Targets is a wake-up call that signals the urgent need for stronger laws to break our national...
20 April 2023
Drone surveys reveal no “man drought” for green turtles threatened by climate change
Drone surveys of green turtles off Queensland’s Heron Island have found there is not yet a “man drought” as there were just as many males as females turning up...
6 December 2022
Acting on UNESCO recommendations critical for Reef and Australia’s reputation on global stage
The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia has called on the Federal and Queensland Governments to adopt recommendations to protect the Great Barrier Reef...
29 November 2022
Renewed urgency and opportunity for Antarctic conservation
The annual meeting of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) has wrapped up with some renewed optimism despite once...
4 November 2022