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Nearly nine in 10 Australians support a global treaty to combat plastic pollution and almost 80% think single-use plastics should be banned as soon as...
22 February 2022
The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia today welcomed the announcement of $1 billion in federal funding for the Great Barrier Reef over the next nine years.
28 January 2022
Researchers are using drones to film green turtles mating off Queensland’s Heron Island to answer a crucial question: exactly how many adult males does a...
15 November 2021
Australia’s support for a binding global agreement to address marine plastic pollution is a breakthrough, according to the World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia.
13 September 2021
The World Heritage Committee has placed Australia back on probation over the declining health of the Great Barrier Reef.
23 July 2021
UNESCO has sent the strongest message possible that Australia must do more on climate change and water quality to protect the Great Barrier Reef by...
22 June 2021
Eleven turtles, raised at James Cook University from the time they were hatchlings, have been released on the Great Barrier Reef, experiencing the ocean for...
14 June 2021
Climate change is causing the “feminisation” of green turtle populations in far north Queensland, but a new study shows seawater irrigation could potentially...
14 June 2021
When vast sections of the Coral Sea Marine Park were opened up to commercial fishing in 2018 it was the largest downgrading of a protected area in history,...
20 May 2021
For 10 years, the John West and WWF-Australia partnership has been a catalyst to drive change and promote sustainable fishing practices around the globe.
9 March 2021
A bid to have the orange roughy fishery in eastern Tasmania certified “sustainable” has been halted – for now.
6 January 2021
Toxic chemicals are accumulating in Great Barrier Reef marine life, including turtles and fish species popular with consumers, according to a new report by...
4 December 2020