News Archive (01 Jan 2007 - 31 Jan 2007)
More Fisheries in the Red
The 2005 Status of Fisheries report released revealed that 24 species are classified as overfished and/or subject to overfishing, 19 are classified as 'not overfished' and 40 are classified as uncertain, making this the worst news yet from the annual health check for Australian Commonwealth managed fisheries.
Earth Hour Ambassador Takes Her First Step
Earth Hour Ambassador, Sarah Bishop, a 22 year-old Brisbane resident, will embark on her journey from Brisbane to Sydney at 9.30am, on Saturday 27th January.
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Tuna stocks sink - manage it right or lose it
Tuna are fast disappearing, with important stocks at high risk of extinction due to weak management, warned a WWF briefing ahead of the first meeting of government members of the world's five tuna management organisations.
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Killings of gorillas spark fears for the species' survival
Two solitary silverback gorillas have been killed by Congo rebels allied to a local warlord in the Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) over the last ten days.
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Campaign to save Australia 'Galapagos' goes global
The campaign to stop the construction of a giant gas plant on Western Australia's remote Barrow Island Nature Reserve will intensify with the launch of a global electronic petition at the WWF International headquarters in Switzerland.
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NWI should be cornerstone of State, Federal relations on water
WWF-Australia supports today's calls by the National Farmers Federation for full implementation of the National Water Initiative.
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Forest policy needs a national prism
Tasmanian issues skew the forestry debate, but our leaders should look further afield, writes Michael Spencer, chief executive of the Forest Stewardship Council, Australia.
Illegal coffee grown in tiger habitat ends in world's best coffee brands
Coffee lovers the world over are unknowingly drinking coffee that was illegally grown inside one of the world's most important national parks for tigers, elephants and rhinos, says an investigative report released today by WWF.
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