Relinquishing federal responsibility for environmental approvals and handing powers to the states and territories would substantially weaken nature protection in Australia, a new report shows. The Morrison government is preparing to wash its hands of its duties to assess major projects on environmental grounds,…
The much-loved marsupial has moved a step closer to an endangered listing on the east coast, after a nomination by conservation groups who welcomed the increased attention on the plight of the species. Federal Environment Minister Sussan Ley has added the combined…
Shark nets are not fit-for-purpose. They do not protect swimmers and kill hundreds of other marine animals, including threatened species. So why do we still deploy them in Australia, and what other technologies should we be using instead? Sarah Jacob asks the…
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has put a pall over Australia’s Threatened Species Day by rushing legislation through the national parliament, which will accelerate the extinction of the nation’s wildlife, the Bob Brown Foundation said today. “While other Australians are marking this 7th…
On International Threatened Species Day, a new report commissioned by the World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia found the 2019-20 bushfires resulted in the loss of about 71% of koala populations in fire affected areas at six locations on the north coast of New South…
The devastating oil spill off the east coast of Mauritius has highlighted the need for global adoption of international legislation that govern the seas and protect small island states and their vulnerable marine ecosystems against ship pollution, UN trade body UNCTAD has stated. The grounding last month of the MV Wakashio in an environmentally sensitive and…
An announcement by the Federal Government has confirmed that the proposal to open vast areas of the marine environment to the oil and gas industry off the famed Ningaloo World Heritage area, as well as Shark Bay and the Abrolhos Islands, has…
Manyana Matters Environmental Association (MMEA) is pleased to announce the launch of the Manyana Conservation Fund, managed by the charity partner for Australia’s National Parks, the Foundation for National Parks & Wildlife (FNPW). It is a significant step forward for the community…
Conservationists have halted site works on the controversial Riley Creek mine site in takayna/Tarkine this morning, the Bob Brown Foundation said.…
The Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) says the updated Reef 2050 Plan released yesterday contains no new action to tackle the threat of climate change, despite accepting that global warming is the biggest threat to our Great Barrier Reef. The updated plan…
