In the media
AUTHOR Tim Winton has called on policymakers to take “bold, courageous, visionary decisions” about the marine environment. He urged them to emulate their predecessors who protected vast tracts of the terrestrial environment in national parks. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/tim-wintons-siren-call-to-protect-the-seas/story-e6frg6nf-1225972949930
Strong scientific data supports more protection for the South West – but will Burke agree? http://www.gmagazine.com.au/news/2352/burke-urged-stand-sea
PETER CAVE: Western Australia is resisting moves by the Federal Government to take over regulation of the oil and gas industry. This is despite the recommendation of a commission of inquiry into Australia’s worst off-shore oil spill last year off Australia’s north-west coast. http://www.abc.net.au/am/content/2010/s3075998.htm?site=goldcoast
A REPORT into Australia’s worst offshore oil spill has recommended a Thai-based company show why its rights to operate in Australian territory should not be cancelled http://www.perthnow.com.au/business/montara-oil-spill-report-out-today/story-e6frg2r3-1225960034595
The Federal Government has announced it will formally protect the southern bluefin tuna by listing it as a threatened species. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/11/24/3075168.htm
A few weeks ago, the great and the good convened in Nagoya, Japan to deliberate the future of our planet. Perhaps a little melodramatic, but in many ways it’s the truth. This 10th meeting of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) was every bit as important as the Climate Change meetings are. After all, the CBD […]
THE federal Environment Minister, Tony Burke, is set to break an election pledge to release plans for marine-protected areas in Australia’s south-west within three months of the election. http://www.theage.com.au/environment/conservation/marine-park-plans-delayed-20101117-17xqe.html
TONY EASTLEY: It’s home to some of the most unique marine life in Australia and according to scientists its rich diversity of species challenges even that of the Great Barrier Reef. http://www.abc.net.au/am/content/2010/s3063146.htm
The Conservation Council has backed calls by a group of Australian scientists to protect WA’s South West coast. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/11/11/3063905.htm
A new science-based blueprint for the country’s south-west oceans developed by the University of Queensland represents a historic opportunity for Australia to become a world leader in marine conservation, an alliance of environment groups said today. http://www.fis.com/fis/worldnews/worldnews.asp?l=e&country=0&special=&monthyear=&day=&id=39175&ndb=1&df=0
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