Media Releases
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In Australia: Barry Traill
2 Treehaven Way
Maleny. Qld. 4552
Phone/Fax: 61-(0)7 3846-1420
Mobile: 0448-793334
btraill@pewtrusts.org
In the United States: Veronica O'Connor
Senior Associate, Communications
Phone:1-202-540-6352
voconnor@pewtrusts.org
| February 15, 2010 | Western Australia’s Underwater Marvels Revealed with New Technology |
Save Our Marine Life, an alliance of leading environmental groups, and University of Western Click here to read the full press release. |
| October 05, 2009 | Massive 'Green Carbon' Store in WA's Goldfields |
Western Australia and national and global conservation groups have released new Australian National University Enterprises (ANU-E) research that finds that trees and soils in WA's Great Western Woodlands store and estimated 950 million tonnes of carbon -- equivalent to 50 times the state's annual greenhouse gas emissions. Click here to read the full news release. |
| September 23, 2009 | Landmark Agreements Conserve Indigenous Treasures in Northern Australia |
The Australian Federal Government and traditional landowners signed the first of two agreements today establishing two immense and globally significant conservation reserves on indigenous lands in the Northern Territory of Australia. The second agreement will be signed tomorrow on-site. Click here to read the full press release. |
| May 28, 2009 | Marine Bioregional Planning in the South-west Marine Region |
The Marine Bioregional Planning Program started in 2006, aims to develop Marine Bioregional Plans under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (the Act) and establish regional networks of Commonwealth Marine Reserves, contributing to the National Representative System of Marine Protected Areas. All Governments in Australia have a shared international commitment to establish a national representative system by the year 2012. Click here to read the full article.     |
| May 19, 2009 | Australia bioregions for planning |
An underwater wonderland spanning 1.3 million sq/km from Kalbarri to South Australia may soon be better protected under government re-zoning plans. Click here to read the full article. |
| May 19, 2009 | Australia government releases DRAFT boundaries for further assessment |
Click here to see the draft boundaries map. |
| May 19, 2009 | Major increase in Australia's marine protection one step closer |
An important step toward securing the future of the globally significant but unprotected south west waters of Australia was taken today as the Commonwealth Government overnight revealed areas that will be further assessed for possible inclusion in a network of new marine protected areas. Click here to read the full release. |
| April 24, 2009 | A radio story from ABC's The World Today on marine sanctuaries |
