The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) and its international partners have wrapped up an operation focusing on illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in the Pacific Ocean on the high seas outside Australian waters.
As climate change continues its assault on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, Queensland Minister for the Great Barrier Reef Leeanne Enoch has called for global action to tackle the issue head-on. Click on the link below to read the full article.
The government’s plan to open up national parks and World Heritage-listed natural areas to recreational shooters will put the lives of bushwalkers and campers at risk, the Greens say. Click on the link below to read the full article.
This publication showcases research which is contributing to improved understanding and management of wetlands, both in Australia and internationally. Click on the link below to access the full publication.
A new study has found that nearly half of fishers from seven countries had witnessed someone poaching in marine protected areas in the past year and most of them did nothing about it. Click on the link below to read the the full article.
Australia has designated the Glenelg Estuary and Discovery Bay Ramsar Site in western Victoria as its 66th Wetland of International Importance.Click on the link below for further information.
Indigenous Protected Areas put land and sea country management into the hands of Traditional Owners, providing environmental, employment and social benefits. Click on the link below to read the full article.
14 million-hectare expansion will help land, communities, and culture. Click on the link below to read the full article.
We are excited to announce the next conference for SCCS-Australia in July 2019! Click on the link below for further details.
The federal government is to give a grant of $838,000 over the next five years to support two Indigenous Protected Areas near Glen Innes. Click on the linl below to read the full article.
