News Archive (01 Nov 2008 - 30 Nov 2008)
Business as usual not an option for Australia's environment: WWF
WWF-Australia has welcomed the practical approach taken in the new $2.5 billion Caring for our Country environmental spending package, but warns that secure and long-term investment is required if we hope to slow the wave of species decline across our landscapes.
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Prompt action needed to preserve Pacific tuna fisheries
WWF has warned that yellowfin tuna and the bigeye tuna fisheries could collapse in the Western and Central Pacific region if dramatic changes are not made to the way they are harvested. Bigeye tuna are already listed as vulnerable by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.
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Australia set for tidal wave of wildlife extinction: WWF
Queensland's Mary River turtle, the Northern Territory's Carpentarian rock rat and the West Kimberley's black-footed rock-wallaby are among a large number of Australian animals and plants facing extinction as a result of development, land clearing and changing climate - unless state governments commit funding to build a safety net of protected areas, WWF-Australia warned today.
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End of the line for tuna commission, time for trade measures: WWF
Despite warnings about the imminent collapse of the Mediterranean Bluefin tuna fishery, the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas has allowed fishery quotas to be raised above the maximum recommended by its own scientists.
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Gamba grass ban a major environmental win for the NT
WWF today strongly welcomed the Northern Territory Government’s decision to to ban the sale and planting of gamba grass, one of Northern Australia's most destructive invasive grasses.
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Thousands boycott Mediterranean Bluefin
Close to 16,000 citizens from 149 countries have signed up to join numerous restaurants, retailers and chefs in boycotting Mediterranean bluefin tuna – until stocks have recovered and the fishery is properly controlled and managed.Continue reading 'Thousands boycott Mediterranean Bluefin' »
Climate change puts Australian lives at risk
WWF-Australia today warned that a rise in average temperature of more than 2 degrees Celsius could have dramatic effects for the health of Australia.Continue reading 'Climate change puts Australian lives at risk' »
Six degree rise highlights emissions target urgency: WWF
The alarming revelation the Earth’s temperature could rise by as much as 6ºC has reinforced the urgent need to set a greenhouse gas emissions reduction target of 25 per cent below 1990 levels, WWF said today.
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Report underscores need for action to save sharks
A new report by wildlife trade monitoring network TRAFFIC and the Australian Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts shows that parts of Australia’s marine economic zone are world hot spots for illegal shark fishing.
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Illegal Toothfish still on the plate: WWF and TRAFFIC call for tougher measures against illegal fishing
WWF and TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network, are calling for enhanced monitoring measures and for trade sanctions to be imposed against countries continuing to undermine the conservation measures for Toothfish.