WWF scorecard on protecting Antarctica shows 'there’s a long way to go'
A WWF scorecard shows the world needs to make significant progress on six out of eight actions to conserve Antarctica based on a new science report launched...
13 October 2016
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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 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
Crunch time for Southern Ocean protection
Representatives from 24 countries and the European Union will meet in Hobart this week to discuss two important proposals to protect critical areas of ocean...
18 October 2015
Marine life plummets and food security at risk: WWF report
Nearly half of the world’s marine mammals, birds, reptiles and fish have been lost in a single generation with frightening implications for human welfare and...
16 September 2015
Roebuck Bay could become Western Australia’s least-protected Marine Park
An alliance of environment groups today welcomed a draft management plan for the Roebuck Bay Marine Park, but the plan has raised concerns that snubfin...
23 June 2015
More than 80% of Reef dumping falls outside Minister Hunt’s new restrictions
WWF is calling for a full ban on dumping in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area.
22 January 2015