July 29, 2021
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Marine ecologists have revealed mangroves might be threatened by a limited number of crustaceans, molluscs and other invertebrates for each ecological role.
June 24, 2021
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One of Adelaide’s last remaining coastal freshwater and estuarine lagoon systems will form part of a new conservation park at Aldinga with the Marshall Liberal Government stepping in to protect the area from potential housing development. Aldinga Washpool, in Adelaide’s south is a well-known habi
May 28, 2021
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New research from James Cook University shows mangroves are doing a lot of the heavy lifting in storing carbon and their importance may increase as climate change impacts increase.
April 1, 2021
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The Australian Government is placing Indigenous knowledge at the centre of efforts to boost water quality, tackle crown-of-thorns starfish and care for wetland habitats.
April 1, 2021
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The Secretariat of the Convention on Wetlands has the honour to announce the call for nominations for the eighth edition of the Ramsar Wetland Conservation Awards, to be presented at the 14th meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties (COP14) in Wuhan, China.
March 25, 2021
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Engineers from UNSW Sydney have designed and built a system that biomimics tides to help restore vital coastal wetlands.
March 11, 2021
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At the G7’s virtual summit last month, leaders of the world’s wealthiest nations sought to look beyond the COVID-19 pandemic, vowing to defeat the virus and “build back better” by investing in low-carbon economic development. It is smart policy that should be pursued.
March 4, 2021
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Conservationists are urging the Queensland government to block plans by Clive Palmer to build a major coalmine 10km from the waters of the Great Barrier Reef after the proposal moved to a decisive stage of environmental assessment...The mine site is about 10km downstream of Broad Sound – a coasta
Regional wetlands action plan for the Pacific Islands 2011-2013
The Regional Wetlands Action Plan (RWAP) for the Pacific Islands (SPREP, 1999) was endorsed by the 26 member countries and territories of SPREP. The Action Plan contained 28 priority actions in the areas of management, capacity building, research and monitoring for wetland ecosystems. In 2002, a formal memorandum of cooperation was signed between the Secretariat of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands and SPREP to promote the importance of wetland conservation in the Pacific Islands region.
February 18, 2021
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Alarmed Northland authorities are now searching for a koi carp after 10-year-old Zeke Voschezang reported seeing one of the unwanted freshwater pest fish in Kaipara's Lake Taharoa. The koi carp is the first seen in the 50,000-year-old lake - New Zealand's biggest dune lake and among the best exam