Habitat destruction a dire threat to Australia’s wildlife, scientists warn...
(Source: UNSW - The University of New South Wales) Hundreds of scientists have expressed alarm at Australia's increasing rate of destruction of native vegetation and called for governments to take...
View ArticleQueensland’s tree-clearing “map of shame” (WWF-Australia)
(Source: WWF-Australia) Queensland's tree-clearing "map of shame" Posted on 17 September 2015 WWF-Australia today called on the Queensland Government to honour its election commitment to protect...
View ArticleAn Endangered Cockatoo On The Wrong Side Of The Law
A flaw in environmental law prevents regulators seeing the forest from the (rapidly disappearing) trees. That’s why this species is fighting for survival, writes Andrew Picone. Australia’s largest...
View ArticleWWF to Productivity Commission: Bushland and forests must be protected...
(Source: WWF-Australia) Posted on 21 July 2016 WWF-Australia today said the nation's remaining bushland and forests must be better protected rather than destroyed by bulldozers as is happening at a...
View ArticleScience in Australia's environmental policy (Department of the Environment -...
(Source: Department of the Environment - Australian Government) Presentation to the Australian Academy of Science Dr Gordon de Brouwer Friday 12 June 2015 Science in environmental decision-making Good...
View ArticleNational Landcare grants start to flow across Peel-Harvey region (Department...
(Source: Department of the Environment - Australian Government) Minister for the Environment The Hon. Barnaby Joyce MP Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources Andrew Hastie MP Federal Member for...
View ArticleAustralia quietly adds 49 species to threatened and endangered lists
Brush-tailed bettong, three-toed snake-tooth skink, swift parrot and types of orchid and albatross listed...
View ArticleEvery Episode of David Attenborough’s Life Series, Ranked
BBC / Anton_Ivanov / Rich Carey / Neirfy / Resul Muslu / Starcea Gheorghe Silviu / Georgia Evans / Tanawat Ariya / Shutterstock / Paul Spella / The Atlantic This Sunday, Sir David Attenborough,...
View ArticleGreens to double Perth tree canopy by 2040 (Australian Greens)
(Source: Australian Greens) Perth's tree canopy will double across the city by 2040 with every resident living within five minutes of a greenway under the Greens Urban Forest plan announced today....
View ArticleAnnex: LIFE programme: 2015 projects (European Commission -...
(Source: European Commission - Directorate-General for Environment) The European Commission has approved an investment package of €222.7 million from the EU budget to support Europe's transition to a...
View Article03/03/2016: Rocklands Feasibility Study (CuDeco Limited)
(Source: CuDeco Limited) Feasibility Study ACN. 000 317 251 MARKET RELEASE 3rd March 2016 ROCKLANDS GROUP COPPER PROJECT (CDU 100%) ROCKLANDS FEASIBILITY STUDY Cloncurry mining company CuDeco Limited...
View ArticleAbbott/Turnbull government’s environmental record ‘more bad than good’ (ACF -...
(Source: ACF - Australian Conservation Foundation) 'It is very disappointing to look back at this government's environmental record and see so many poor choices, short-sighted decisions and missed...
View ArticleCarmichael Coal Mine and Rail Infrastructure project approved (Department of...
(Source: Department of the Environment - Australian Government) Show all Hide all The Carmichael Coal Mine and Rail Project is an open-cut and underground coal mine located approximately 300 kilometres...
View ArticleElection 2016: Letters to the editor, May 8, 2016
LETTERS It is going to be a long contest of ideas ("Election 2016: a welcome contest of ideas", May 7-8). Let us hope more light than heat will be generated in the process and scaremongering by either...
View ArticleA year of reckless governing for Australia’s environment (ACF - Australian...
(Source: ACF - Australian Conservation Foundation) As the Abbott Government's first anniversary approaches, the Australian Conservation Foundation has taken a look back over the big decisions the...
View ArticleNational Landcare grants start to flow across South West region (Australian...
(Source: Australian Government) Minister for the Environment The Hon. Barnaby Joyce MP Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources Rick Wilson MP Federal Member for O'Connor Joint media release 20...
View ArticleA fine balance: saving Australia’s unique wildlife in a contested land (CSIRO...
(Source: CSIRO - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) The Brigalow Belt in Queensland is a national hotspot for wildlife, especially for birds and reptiles. Many of these, such...
View ArticleQueensland land-clearing plans approved by LNP under investigation
Federal environment department ‘now looking’ at plans to clear 1,310 sq km of bushland, approved by former government but not referred to commonwealth...
View ArticleIf banks are serious about their Principles, they cannot finance Galilee...
(Source: ACF - Australian Conservation Foundation) ANZ, the Commonwealth Bank, NAB and Westpac are all signatories to the Equator Principles, which are supposed to guide banks' assessment and...
View ArticleProtect northern Australia’s natural strengths, don’t repeat mistakes of the...
(Source: ACF - Australian Conservation Foundation) A previous Federal Government Northern Australian Land and Water Taskforce, which relied on extensive CSIRO research, found that "Contrary to popular...
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