Consultants have told the Queensland government the overuse of beaches and trails,particularly by four-wheel-drives,is a problem that needs to be addressed.
The stakes are high. About one-fifth of what some call “the lungs of the world” is already gone. Now Microsoft and other corporations are getting involved.
There is still no plan for a new Penguin Island discovery centre more than a year on from a decision to stop an on-island build.
Not far from where the Andes Mountains meet the Pacific Ocean,a vast swath of pristine wilderness is changing hands under the most unusual circumstances.
More than 100 nests of potentially deadly fire ants have been discovered on Defence land in the Murray Darling river system.
The Yalmy galaxias – a fish the length of an adult’s finger – has spurred seven environment groups to unite in a last-ditch rescue mission.
Within two years,the environment minister has gone from long-awaited reformer to a deep disappointment for green groups.
Winemakers spruik the environmental credentials of canned wine,but retail sales suggest drinkers are yet to be convinced to give up the bottle.
Disgruntled locals complain of being pushed off their own beaches by a tourist boom that brought more than 32 million foreign visitors to Greece last year.
Professor David Lindenmeyer looked neater than you’d expect for a man who has spent years in Australia’s oldest forests,locked in political battles with the industries that depend on cutting them down.
The Albanese government is backing away from its pledge to lodge a comprehensive nature protection reform in parliament.