Nov 11, 2022Australians should rally behind bid to host COP31All Australians should get behind our proposal to host the COP31 climate talks in 2026. In announcing our bid, Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen did not just fulfil an election promise. He presented the nation with an opportunity to be seized with both hands. Now the race is…Cop273 min readCop273 min read
Jul 25, 2022What happens when an underwater heatwave hits the Great Barrier Reef?Australia is feeling the brunt of climate change. From more frequent and severe droughts and bushfires to cyclones and floods, climate change is impacting our people, our ecosystems and our economy in profound ways. Not even the magnificent Great Barrier Reef is immune. In fact, this natural wonder and its…Climate Change4 min readClimate Change4 min read
Jul 21, 2022Silent scars on our landscapeBy Dr Kita Ashman, Threatened Species and Climate Adaptation Ecologist, WWF-Australia I’ve never experienced anything so deafeningly silent as a forest that has been destroyed. I’ve stood in recently logged forests, and at first, the visual shock takes my breath away. But it’s the silence that builds in my ears…Forest4 min readForest4 min read
Jun 23, 2022Biodiversity is vital to nature, but what is it?Leaders from around the world will be coming together to agree to a new set of goals for nature this year. The UN conference, known as COP15 or Biodiversity COP is an opportunity for countries to set nature on the path to recovery, aiming for a nature-positive world by 2030. …Biodiversity4 min readBiodiversity4 min read
Apr 14, 2022Australia has so much power to protect the Great Barrier ReefBy Richard Leck, WWF-Australia’s Head of Oceans and Ariane Wilkinson, WWF-Australia’s Great Barrier Reef Program Manager Now that the UNESCO monitoring mission has left our shores to consider their decision on the World Heritage status of our Great Barrier Reef, it is an apt time to reflect on Australia’s opportunity…Great Barrier Reef3 min readGreat Barrier Reef3 min read
