Mass bleaching declared as UN delegates visit the Great Barrier Reef
Another mass coral bleaching event on the Great Barrier Reef has been declared today, just as United Nations officials are assessing the health of the world...
25 March 2022
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Stories tagged “Fight For The Reef”
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Conservation Goals All Conservation Goals
If the Great Barrier Reef was treated like a dam it would get billions more in funding
Jacobs Report: Investing in the Great Barrier Reef as economic infrastructure
14 December 2016
PEOPLE POWER: WWF supporters stop two massive nets from shark fishing on the Great Barrier Reef
This has the potential to save 20,000 sharks a year
11 August 2016
Queensland delivers big win for Reef by protecting Fitzroy Delta
The Fight for the Reef campaign has welcomed the declaration of new Fish Habitat Areas to protect the Fitzroy Delta and Keppel Bay areas of the Great Barrier...
28 July 2016
New report a “game-changer” for the Reef
Historic new action has been recommended to stop farm pollution harming the Great Barrier Reef.
25 May 2016
WWF: Abbot Point expansion too big a risk
The Abbot Point expansion risks becoming a ‘white elephant’ that will damage the inshore environment.
20 August 2015
WWF pays tribute to Felicity “Flic” Wishart
WWF-Australia today expressed immense sadness over the passing of Australian Marine Conservation Society Great Barrier Reef campaign director Felicity ‘Flic’...
21 July 2015
Underwater message urges UNESCO to make the right decision on Great Barrier Reef
A group of Australian divers have submerged themselves in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef to send a definitive message to the UNESCO World Heritage...
26 June 2015
The real work to turn around the decline of the Reef starts now
WWF supports UNESCO’s draft decision on the Great Barrier Reef because it will keep the pressure on Australia to turn promises into real actions and results.
25 June 2015
No funding for the Reef in Federal Government’s Northern Australia Plan
WWF calls on Australia's Prime Minister to announce more funding for the plan to save the Great Barrier Reef.
17 June 2015
Queensland’s Ports Bill set to rein in dredging and dumping on Reef coast
The Sustainable Port Development Bill introduced in parliament today is a major step forward in protecting the Reef from rampant industrial development,...
3 June 2015
UNESCO puts Australia on probation: Reef health must improve
WWF-Australia today welcomed UNESCO’s draft decision on the Great Barrier Reef, urging the Australian and Queensland Governments to deliver on their promises...
29 May 2015