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Hardy Reef= aerial view. Great Barrier Reef

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

Recreational fisher Michael Powell holding up a barramundi in Rockhamption

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

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

Aerial view of Hardy Reef, home to the Heart Reef, in the Great Barrier Reef

These images were taken on 20 June 2017 by a drone to assess if the Heart Reef has been bleached.

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

Aerial view of Heart reef in the Great Barrier Reef

Budget takes positive steps towards regenerating Australia

The Australian Government has taken positive steps towards addressing climate change and halting biodiversity loss with last night’s federal budget, said the...

26 October 2022

New government must deliver protection for koalas, forests and Reef

The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia has congratulated Anthony Albanese and Labor on victory in the federal election and urged him to deliver greater...

22 May 2022

Fish and coral in the Great Barrier Reef= Australia

WWF welcomes Federal Labor Reef funding commitment

The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia today welcomed Federal Labor’s election pledge of additional funding for the Great Barrier Reef, taking the party’s...

13 May 2022

Coral bleaching near Townsville, 20 March, 2022 © Grumpy Turtle Films

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

Bleached coral on John Brewer Reef= February 2022

Reef bleaches again as new report shows Australia to “blow emissions budget by double”

The heartbreak of yet another significant coral bleaching event on the Great Barrier Reef comes as new research shows Australia is set to “blow its emissions...

18 March 2022

WWF creates 100,000 km2 safe haven for dugongs in northern Great Barrier Reef

The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia has effectively created a 100,000 square kilometre refuge where dugongs, inshore dolphins, and turtles can be free...

14 March 2022

Bleached coral on Lizard Island, Queensland.

Latest IPCC report: Reef and koalas need action now to have a fighting chance

Accelerating climate impacts, detailed in the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), seriously threaten people and...

28 February 2022