84,000 hectares of Qld koala habitat destroyed in 2 years
The destruction occurred after the weakening of laws to protect trees
17 August 2016
Current News
Stories tagged “Queensland (9)”
124 stories
Conservation Goals All Conservation Goals
More than 40 million trees destroyed in Queensland in 2014-15
That’s more than one tree bulldozed every second
12 August 2016
WWF welcomes Australian Government’s referral of large-scale tree-clearing on Cape York
The intervention underlines the need for state tree-clearing laws to be reinstated
10 August 2016
Tree-clearing remains “unacceptably high” in Qld
Enough sediment to fill more than 300,000 dump trucks, hitting Reef waters year in year out
7 August 2016
Queensland tree-clearing: WWF busts myths spread by industry lobbyists
A blizzard of false claims have been made in a sustained campaign by agricultural industry lobbyists on the proposed restoration of laws regulating...
23 June 2016
WWF: landclearing triples & emissions soar, Qld must act to protect bush
New figures reveal that landclearing in Queensland has tripled, sending carbon emissions soaring.
28 November 2015
Landmark victory for the Reef, and people power, as dredge spoil dump ban passed in Qld Parliament
New laws banning the sea dumping of industrial dredge spoil have passed in the Queensland Parliament in one of the most significant conservation victories ever...
12 November 2015
Queensland’s new Ports Bill a major win for the Great Barrier Reef
New laws to restrict sea-dumping and port expansion in the Reef World Heritage Area will be voted on in Queensland Parliament next week.
4 November 2015
WWF: Qld Government admits coral communities exist close to Abbot Point
The Queensland Government has lodged the final Environmental Impact Statement for Abbot Point coal port and admits there is coral close to the proposed...
27 October 2015
Poor water quality could mean murky future for Whitsunday tourism
A new water quality report card has been released today gives the Whitsundays inshore reefs a “very poor” rating for water clarity and a “poor” rating for...
22 October 2015
Aerial survey finds previously undocumented turtle nesting “hot spots” in North Queensland
Aerial surveys have discovered multiple previously unrecorded turtle nesting “hot spots” along the north Queensland coastline.
27 September 2015
Queensland’s tree-clearing 'map of shame'
WWF-Australia today called on the Queensland Government to honour its election commitment to protect Queensland’s bushland, as a new report suggests panic...
17 September 2015