WWF-Australia - for a living planet

Land and Forests

Australia's forests and landscapes are some of the richest and most diverse in the world. From the lush tropical rainforests in our north to the delicate Southwest Australia Ecoregion, WWF-Australia is working to conserve our native vegetation for future generations.

Our programs aim to eradicate land clearing - the greatest single threat to species in Australia - and reduce the effects of salinity and introduced species on our environment. Together with Australian communities, we are also aiming to expand protected areas and ensure our land is well managed for the future.

Recent Land and Forests News

WWF submission to Australia's Future Tax System Review

This submission proposes that wasteful consumption and environmental degradation be addressed by the introduction of an environmentally weighted goods and services tax with the whole of the net amount raised being used to restore and protect Australia’s biodiversity, water resources, vegetation and soils, and to develop and promote new sustainable agricultural systems.

Continue reading 'WWF submission to Australia's Future Tax System Review'

Jul 02

$50m reward for reef heroes welcomed

WWF today said the Australian Government’s $50 million ‘downpayment’ to help farmers protect the Great Barrier Reef was a significant step towards saving the iconic Reef and the 65,000 jobs that depend on it for their survival.

Jun 13

Scare campaign on regrowth restrictions baseless

Claims that proposed legislation limiting the clearing of regenerating bushland will lead to major job and production losses in Queensland are baseless and nothing more than a scare campaign, WWF-Australia said today.

Jun 04

A Turning Point for the Great Barrier Reef

Today marks a major turning point for the conservation of the Great Barrier Reef, with the Queensland Government introducing legislation to prevent dangerous run-off of farm pollution, the conservation sector said today.