OCEANS UNDER GREATEST THREAT IN HISTORY, WARNS SIR DAVID ATTENBOROUGH

The world's oceans are under the greatest threat in history, according to Sir David Attenborough... READ MORE›

WORLD HERITAGE SITES THREATENED BY CLIMATE CHANGE NEARLY DOUBLES SINCE 2014

Latest findings have revealed that climate change impacts one in four natural World Heritage sites, including coral reefs, glaciers, and wetlands... READ MORE›

FROM THE EVERGLADES TO KILIMANJARO, CLIMATE CHANGE IS DESTROYING WORLD WONDERS

Natural world heritage sites also play a crucial role supporting local economies and livelihoods, said Tim Badman, director of IUCN's World Heritage Programme... READ MORE›

AUSTRALIA SCRUBBED FROM UN CLIMATE CHANGE REPORT AFTER GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION

Recent experience in Australia had shown that negative commentary about the status of world heritage properties impacted on tourism... READ MORE›

AUSTRALIA'S 'RESPONSE PLAN' DRAFT CONTAINS NO NEW ACTION OR FUNDING

Great Barrier Reef Australia's 'response plan' draft contains no new action or funding... READ MORE›

WHEN THE CORAL DISAPPEARS, SO WILL THEY

CNN's John Sutter visits a remote island off Madagascar where people are 100 percent dependent on coral reefs for survival. He finds cimate change wreaking havoc... READ MORE›

WORLD HERITAGE FORESTS BURN AS GLOBAL TRAGEDY UNFOLDS IN TASMANIA

It concluded that lightning fires were now the main threat to the survival of the world heritage area... READ MORE›

MARINE FOOD CHAINS AT RISK OF COLLAPSE, EXTENSIVE STUDY OF WORLD'S OCEANS FINDS

Meanwhile, warming of the oceans is causing water to thermally expand, fuelling sea level rises caused by melting land ice... READ MORE›

COUNTRIES WITH CORAL REEFS MUST DO MORE ON CLIMATE CHANGE - UNESCO

The new decision builds on that assessment, clarifying the responsibility of countries with custodianship over world-heritage listed coral reefs... READ MORE›

PARIS AGREEMENT'S 1.5C TARGET 'ONLY WAY' TO SAVE CORAL REEFS, UNESCO SAYS

First global assessment of climate change impact on world heritage-listed reefs says local efforts are 'no longer sufficient'... READ MORE›

GREAT BARRIER REEF CAMPAIGN: SCIENTISTS CALL FOR SCRAPPING OF COAL PROJECTS

Leading coral reef scientists are calling for coalmining and port developments in Queensland to be scrapped... READ MORE›

LABOR TO BAN DREDGE SPOIL DUMPING IN THE GREAT BARRIER REEF WORLD HERITAGE AREA

Poll Should the Abbott government legislate a ban on dumping dredge spoil in the Great Barrier Reef world heritage area?... READ MORE›

A reef campaigner with the Australian Marine Conservation Society, Felicity Wishart, said the report contained no measurable, deliverable action... READ MORE›

MINING AND OIL THREATENS ONE IN THREE NATURAL WORLD HERITAGE SITES REPORT

Of natural world heritage sites in Africa, more than six in ten are threatened with development... READ MORE›

GREEN 'LAWFARE': VOTERS FEEL COALITION IS TRYING TO SILENCE ENVIRONMENT GROUPS

The latest move by the Abbott government puts at risk not just our environment but our very democracy... READ MORE›

GREAT BARRIER REEF POLLUTERS FACE TOUGHER ACTION UNDER QUEENSLAND'S NEW GOVERNMENT

Labor government appoints states first ever reef minister as it steps up plan to avoid the UN listing the ecosystem as in danger... READ MORE›

GREAT BARRIER REEF: UNESCO PUSHES FOR TREE-CLEARING CONTROLS

The reef suffered its world bleaching event on record this Australian summer, killing off 22 percent of its coral, according to government agencies... READ MORE›

AUSTRALIA SENDS DIPLOMATS OUT TO DEFEND ITS ACTIONS

Fish swim over coral in the Great Barrier Reef, which the Australian government is lobbying to keep off the World Heritage Committee's in danger list... READ MORE›

AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT OFFERS JUNKETS TO JOURNALISTS

Great barrier reef lobbying australian government offers junkets to journalists... READ MORE›

THE DEEP OCEAN: PLUNGING TO NEW DEPTHS TO DISCOVER THE LARGEST MIGRATION ON EARTH

A mechanical grabbing arm picks up samples of sponge and coral, with tubes capturing water samples... READ MORE›

AMAZON RAINFOREST AND GREAT BARRIER REEF NEED BETTER CARE, SAY SCIENTISTS

Researchers said local management at each of the world heritage sites was worrisome and risked compounding the effects of climate change... READ MORE›

HALF OF WORLD HERITAGE SITES THREATENED BY DEVELOPMENT, SAYS WWF

World heritage sites fall under three categories cultural, natural and mixed... READ MORE›

2 DEGREES CELSIUS: A CRITICAL NUMBER FOR CLIMATE CHANGE

Climate change is affecting World Heritage sites across the globe, Markham said... READ MORE›

QUEENSLAND GIVES ADANI ENVIRONMENTAL PERMIT FOR CARMICHAEL COALMINE

Adani still has to obtain a mining lease from the Queensland government... READ MORE›

GREAT BARRIER REEF AT RISK FROM 'RUSHED' SEDIMENT DUMPING PLAN AT ABBOT POINT

Great Barrier Reef at risk from 'rushed' sediment dumping plan at Abbot Point... READ MORE›

TONY ABBOTT UNVEILS PLAN TO SAVE GREAT BARRIER REEF

We're making our position clear right around the world this is a number one priority of the Australian government to protect the Great Barrier Reef... READ MORE›

COMMENT: GEORGE CHRISTENSEN MAKES ME EMBARRASSED TO BE A QUEENSLANDER

But unluckily for those of us in the Sunshine State, embarrassing politicians are not a thing of the past... READ MORE›

AUSTRALIA LOBBYING TO STOP GREAT BARRIER REEF MAKING 'IN DANGER' LIST

Australia lobbying to stop Great Barrier Reef making 'in danger' list... READ MORE›

ADANI FREEZES INVESTMENT IN CARMICHAEL MINE UNTIL WORLD COAL PRICE RECOVERS

Adani must show financial closure on its project before the Queensland government will allow dredging of Great Barrier Reef waters to expand its Abbot Point port... READ MORE›

AUSTRALIA ON ALERT FOR POTENTIAL OIL SPILL OFF GREAT BARRIER REEF

Other agencies, AMSA, the Department of Environment and Heritage Protection and Maritime Safety Queensland are also on standby... READ MORE›

WORLD HERITAGE REEFS AT RISK OF CORAL BLEACHING AFTER HEAT STRESS EXPOSURE, UNESCO SAYS

Almost 75 per cent of world heritage coral reefs have been exposed to heat stress that causes coral bleaching in the past three years, UNESCO says... READ MORE›

A reef campaigner with the Australian Marine Conservation Society, Felicity Wishart, said the report contained no measurable, deliverable action... READ MORE›

9 WONDERS OF THE WORLD SET TO VANISH FOREVER

However, Unesco warns redevelopment in the area - namely, the multi-billion Liverpool Waters mixed use waterfront quarter - will adversely alter the site. More information... READ MORE›