- Traveston Dam - dam good news
- Grey-headed Albatross - from vulnerable to endangered
- Coral Sea Win
- MPA declared in Antarctica
- Atlantic bluefin tuna
- Take action on climate change - The email!
- Establishing a Global Carbon Budget
- Grey-headed Albatross - from vulnerable to endangered
Averil Bones, on behalf of WWF, has been championing the nomination for this species to take it from vulnerable to endangered for some time. Now, at last, status confirmation of this amazing bird has been sent through from Peter Garrett.
- Coral Sea Win
The Senate’s support of the Federal Government’s Coral Sea conservation zone is a victory for common sense and paves the way for the protection of one of the planet’s last refuges for sharks and coral reefs.
“The conservation zone will not affect existing users of the Coral Sea but will ensure this important marine area is not impacted by additional activities while the assessment process is undertaken.”
The Coral Sea is one of the last places on Earth where healthy populations of sharks and other large ocean fish still exist. It’s also an important refuge for coral reefs at a time when corals are disappearing all over the world.
“The Coral Sea is an area where coral reefs have their best chance of surviving long into the future, and its health directly affects the health of the Great Barrier Reef,” Mr Leck said. “Now that the conservation zone is in place we must get on with the job of permanently protecting this extraordinary marine jewel.”
More in our media release here
- Atlantic bluefin tuna
While cuts have recently been announced to fishing quotas the only real hope is a global trade ban. Read more
- Take action on climate change - The email!
Thanks to the swift efforts an email was sent to WWF supporters urging them to send a letter to Liberal Senators in their states to take action on climate change. This action had the effect of totally inundating the senatorial offices with literally thousands of emails, some systems even crashed under the weight. Thankyou to everyone who took part!
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Tagged with conservation.
By Kasia
– January 8, 2010
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