Publications related to sustainable industry
Biodiversity survey of the Montara field oil leak
WWF-Australia commissioned AES Applied Ecology Solutions Pty Ltd to run an independent scientific survey of the area affected by the Montara H1 oil well leak, which including transit time, took place from 24 – 30 September 2009. This report presents the findings from the three-day period 26 – 28 September spent in the vicinity of the main oil leak zone.
Using ICT to drive your sustainability strategy
Telstra and the WWF Australia have released a white paper that highlights how Information and Communication Technology (ICT) can improve environmental sustainability for large organisations and deliver positive commercial outcomes.
As the issue of climate change becomes an increasing focus of government, public and industry concern, savvy organisations are recognising the imperative to have an effective sustainability strategy. Taking mitigating action, through investment in technologies that could help reduce carbon footprints, such as network-centric ICT, will be central to achieving real and quantifiable sustainability and productivity inroads.
ATFN Newsletter - Issue 10, August 2008
ATFN Newsletter 10 August 2008
Joint Position Statement on Kimberley Liquefied Natural Gas Development
Joint Position Statement on Kimberley Liquefied Natural Gas Development by The Kimberley Land Council, Environs Kimberley, the Australian Conservation Foundation, WWF-Australia, the Conservation Council of WA, and The Wilderness Society.
Protected area gaps for threatened Australian animals identified from recovery plans
This WWF report analyzes recovery plans to see to what extent habitats of threatened animals in Australia are protected in parks, reserves and other protected areas.
Industrial Constraints and Dislocations to Significant Emissions Reductions by 2050
Details how Australia is facing critical climate change skills shortages to deliver sufficient reduction cuts, and also pushes the need for complimentary ETS measures such as a Renewable Energy Target (RET).
Ensuring the ecological sustainability of pastoral lands in the Northern Territory in a changing climate
The pastoral estate accounts for over 600 000km2 (46%) of the Northern Territory. The Northern Territory Pastoral Land Act 1992 is the principal legislation for natural resource management on the pastoral estate, and is therefore one of the most critical pieces of legislation governing natural resources in the Northern Territory.
This fact sheet is a summary of WWF-Australia's (WWF) recommended changes to the legislation that it believes would result in improvements to the ecological sustainability of the pastoral estate, for the benefit of biodiversity, building resilience to climate change, and ultimately to the increased profitability to land managers. WWF considers that the recommendations outlined below are both affordable and workable within the Northern Territory's geographic context. The recommendations have been grouped under five broad themes.
AFTN Newsletter - Issue 8, 2008
The Australia Forest and Trade Network (AFTN) newsletter provides regular updates on developments in forest certification and the supply, specification and use of certified forest products.
Assessment of the Direct and Indirect Risks from Human Induced Climate Change to Key Ecosystems in Northern Australia
The focus in this report on Northern Australia is appropriate in an era where climate change is now accepted as a reality, but is leading some to advocate greater exploitation of the Australian tropical environment. This attention on Northern Australia is both an opportunity and a threat. Any move to further “develop” the north must be balanced by careful consideration of the natural balance of nature and how this may be disturbed by human actions.
Building Nature's Safety Net 2008
Building Nature's Safety Net 2008 is the second comprehensive review of Australia's protected areas.
It determines whether the growth of Australia's land protected areas is on track to meet biodiversity protection targets adopted by Australian, State and Territory governments in 2005.
Community volunteers fighting a loosing battle against ecological bulldozer
The Australian Association of Bush Regenerators today launched an alarming report that highlights the loosing battle that bush regenerators are fighting against a flood of escaped garden plants that are smothering eastern Australia’s remaining natural areas.
AFTN Newsletter - Issue 6, 2007
The Australia Forest and Trade Network (AFTN) newsletter provides regular updates on developments in forest certification and the supply, specification and use of certified forest products.
AFTN Newsletter - Issue 7, 2007
The Australia Forest and Trade Network (AFTN) newsletter provides regular updates on developments in forest certification and the supply, specification and use of certified forest products.
Weed Proofing Australia: A Way forward on invasive garden plants
This paper was presented as part of seminar programme for nursery and landscape industry leaders and Australian media specialists that was convened by the Cooperative Research Centre of Australian Weed Management.
Poisonous and Invasive Plants in Australia: enabling consumers to buy safe plants
A new WWF report has found that Australian plant nurseries and gardens are home to an alarming number of plants that are poisonous to humans and animals - small children and pets are especially at risk. The report highlights that close to half of these plants are also 'weedy' or invasive, hence if they escape from gardens into the environment they are likely to become a problem for the environment and agricultural industries as well as posing an even broader risk to human and animal health and safety. The report calls for 'truth in labeling' of garden plants through the development of a national plant labeling code that parallels other retail industry codes of practice. Consumers can take action by sending a letter to the Federal Minister.
Assessing the impacts of climate change on Northern Australia (Synopsis)
A new report commissioned by WWF has found that Northern Australia's iconic landscapes, such as its tropical rivers and coastal wetlands, are at risk from climate change. The report highlights the need to build climate resilience across Northern Australia by reducing threats such as major wildfires and land clearing. The report also highlights the damage to some ecosystems that may occur as governments and industries rush to find more water, land and energy resources in the north as a response to climate change impacts in the south.
Read the full report.
Digital Eskimo on sustainability
WWF stopped by the office of design agency Digital Eskimo to talk about what they are doing to reduce the footprint of their business.
From bamboo to high-tech chairs, the Eskimo's studio is brimming with creative solutions to the sustainability issues we face everyday.
Conservancies, rural landholders and indigenous communities
This fact sheet explores the growing non-government contribution to the National Reserve System, the national system of terrestrial protected areas which serves as the "safety net" for our diverse native animals and plants and their wild homes.
AFTN Newsletter - Issue 5, 2007
The Australia Forest and Trade Network (AFTN) newsletter provides regular updates on developments in forest certification and the supply, specification and use of certified forest products.
The heat is on
This landmark report into energy and climate change from Australia's leading energy and transport stakeholders released on 6 December 2006 removes the last barrier to a carbon price signal in Australia.
The report features modelling by CSIRO and ABARE that reveals Australia can make deep cuts to its greenhouse gas emissions in concert with the international community with little impact on the economy.
Contrary to popular belief, the report shows that overall household energy will be more affordable in 2050 than it is today.
AFTN Newsletter - Issue 4, 2006
The Australia Forest and Trade Network (AFTN) newsletter provides regular updates on developments in forest certification and the supply, specification and use of certified forest products.
Green Electricity Watch 2006 - Summary
Green Electricity Watch 2006 is an independent ranking of Green Power electricity products offered by Australian electricity retailers, providing consumers with a simple guide to all the Green Power products available and which ones make a real difference in reducing global warming.
Conservation implications of allocation under the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission
This WWF-TRAFFIC report outlines experiences of other regional fisheries management organisations (RFMOs) in allocating participatory rights, uses these to identify issues that may arise in the context of the WCPFC and provides a number of recommendations designed to help avoid some of the negative consequences for conservation and sustainable use that have occurred in other RFMOs.
Interview with David Suzuki (06 Sep 2006)
In this video podcast Dr David Suzuki, award-winning scientist and environmentalist, talks to WWF-Australia about why humans are the real reason our planet is degrading at such a fast rate and how we can turn this around.
A prosperous low carbon future
This action plan sets out policies and measures to affordably reduce Australia's greenhouse gas emissions 30% below 1990 levels by 2030.
A prosperous low carbon future - References, assumptions and explanatory notes
The A prosperous low carbon future action plan sets out policies and measures to affordably reduce Australia's greenhouse gas emissions 30% below 1990 levels by 2030. This document provides the references, assumptions and explanatory notes that support the report.
AFTN Newsletter - Issue 3, 2006
The Australia Forest and Trade Network (AFTN) newsletter provides regular updates on developments in forest certification and the supply, specification and use of certified forest products.
Options for moving towards a lower emission future
AGL, Frontier Economics and WWF-Australia have completed a pragmatic economic evaluation of how to achieve emission reductions in the Australian electricity sector. This study shows that Australians could pay as little as $250 each to achieve a 40% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from the country's electricity generation industry by 2030.
An affordable solution to climate change
AGL, Frontier Economics and WWF-Australia have completed a pragmatic economic evaluation of how to achieve emission reductions in the Australian electricity sector. This is an executive summary of the study, which shows that Australians could pay as little as $250 each, or just $0.43/week per person if it was paid over 24 years, to achieve a 40% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from the country's electricity generation industry by 2030.
AFTN Newsletter - Issue 2, 2006
The Australia Forest and Trade Network (AFTN) newsletter provides regular updates on developments in forest certification and the supply, specification and use of certified forest products.
AFTN Newsletter - Issue 1, 2006
This is the first issue of the Australia Forest and Trade Network (AFTN) newsletter, which provides regular updates on developments in forest certification and the supply, specification and use of certified forest products.
WWF Highlights for 2005
Over the past six months, we have witnessed millions of hectares of biologically diverse areas protected - both on land and at sea. Find out more about these and other important results of WWF's international work.
Land Management Tenders: A new way of Landcare
The Liverpool Plains Management Committee partnered with WWF-Australia to trial the auction of Land Management Tenders to deliver both conservation and production benefits. This report summarises the auction process and results achieved.
Private Bush Management in the Western Australian Wheatbelt - Scientific, Conservation and Social Outcomes
Fact sheet highlighting WWF-Australia's Woodland Watch program, including perspectives from landholders taking part in the initiative.
Woodland Watch Conservation Outcomes: 2000-2005
Conservation outcomes for the Woodland Watch program, undertaken between 2000 and 2005, ranged from new information being taken on board by land managers in managing their bush, to changes in attitude and behaviour.
Reaching agreement is one thing, realising on-ground management change is another. Moving land managers through the voluntary management agreement spectrum from gentlemens' handshakes to long-term legal conservation covenants, takes time.
With over 150 land managers engaged, Woodland Watch has brokered many land manager agreements that aim to protect thousands of hectares of Wheatbelt woodlands.
Ecosystem-Based Management (EBM) in Marine Capture Fisheries
Fisheries managers, environmental agencies and the fishing industry are adopting a range of tools that can contribute to ecosystem-based management (EBM) of fisheries. This report examines three of those tools, and considers how each can contribute to improved fisheries management.
Wetland Watch Newsletter (Vol. 1)
Stories, news, events, tips for management and conserveration and funding opportunities for landowners on the Swan Coastal Plain who are part of the Wetland Watch program.
Environmental Reporting Criteria for the Mining, Water, Energy and Retail sectors
This report presents environmental reporting criteria for the mining, water, energy and retail sectors developed by WWF in consultation with industry representatives.
A Blueprint for the Forest Industry and Vegetation Management in Tasmania
For more than 20 years, forest practices in Tasmania have sparked heated debate on how we manage our natural resources in this country. Most Australians want to see realistic and fair solutions to the issue of Tasmania's forests.
The proposals outlined in this blueprint aimed to allow Tasmania to move on from the decades-long fight and embrace a future in which:
- Biodiversity is secured in Tasmania
- Landclearing ceases in Tasmania
- Forest companies and investors in job-intensive downstream processing facilities can plan with certainty
High Conservation Value Forests
This paper outlines WWF-Australia's position in relation to the protection and management of high conservation value forests (HCVF).
FSC Certification in Australia
This paper outlines why WWF-Australia considers certification an important forest management tool and supports the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) as the only credible, globally applicable forest certification scheme.
Regional Vegetation Management Plans: A model
A step-by-step guide that assists communities developing regional vegetation management plans or reviewing existing ones.
