Conservation and environmental news & publications: Australia
04 Sep 2008
Failing grades for carbon emitters down under
Some major Australian power generators are doing next to nothing to prepare for a low-carbon future, according to a new report from WWF-Australia.
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26 Jun 2008
Flags of convenience fly in face of fisheries protection
Maritime security and the future of fisheries are coming under increasing threat from vessels flying flags of convenience. Real and Present Danger: Flag State Failure and Maritime Security and Safety, a joint WWF and International Transport Workers’ Federation study, found ships under flags of convenience were also involved in piracy, people trafficking and arms smuggling. » Read more
23 Jun 2008
Fisheries, not whales, to blame for shortage of fish
The argument that increasing whale populations are behind declining fish stocks is completely without scientific foundation, leading researchers and conservation organizations said today as the International Whaling Commission opened its 60th meeting in Santiago, Chile. » Read more
20 Jun 2008
Whales set to chase shrinking feed zones
Endangered migratory whales will be faced with shrinking crucial Antarctic foraging zones which will contain less food and will be further away, a new analysis of the impacts of climate change on Southern Ocean whales has found. » Read more
26 May 2008
Climate Witness: Tony Fontes, Australia
Tony Fontes is a dive instructor with PADI and has spent 30 years on the Great Barrier Reef. He has noticed a significant increase in the amount of coral bleaching, which has lead to the death of coral and a decline in the diversity of marine life in bleached areas. Coral bleaching occurs when the temperature of the water increases. » Read more
06 May 2008
$63 million to protect the Coral Triangle
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) are joining together to support the preservation of Asia’s Coral Triangle – the world’s centre of marine life – with the GEF committing $63 million to fund conservation of this area. » Read more
07 Apr 2008
EU carbon market sets up another round of windfall profits for dirtiest power generators
Polluting electricity generators in Europe are set to reap another round of extraordinary windfall profits from the carbon trading scheme meant to curb their carbon emissions, a new report revealed today.
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31 Mar 2008
Earth Hour great success - Millions turn off lights, while one village turns them on.
Millions globally signalled a new awareness of climate change by turning off their lights for an hour last Saturday night. World landmarks – the Sydney Opera House, San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge, and Bangkok's Wat Arun Rajawarahrahm Pagoda disappeared into the night sky.
One community, however, did it differently. Visogo Village in Fiji celebrated Earth Hour by turning their light switches on . . . for the first time.
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25 Mar 2008
APP irregularities threaten massive climate and tiger impact
Pekanbaru, INDONESIA – One of the world’s biggest carbon stores and a key tiger habitat are threatened by a new logging road in Riau Province, Sumatra, according to an investigative report published today.
An absence of permits and other irregularities suggest that the new road cutting into Kampar peninsula is likely to be illegal, says Riau’s Eyes on the Forest group, a coalition of local NGO network Jikalahari, Walhi Riau, and WWF-Indonesia. » Read more
25 Mar 2008
Climate Witnesses support Earth Hour
Individuals witnessing the impacts of climate change on their local environments and communities encourage people around the world to join the global Earth Hour movement and switch off on 29 March 2008. » Read more
