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Sir David Attenborough nearly breaks the internet with conservation message

Maggie Coggan, Saturday, 26th September 2020 - The veteran broadcaster and conservationist attracted over a million Instagram followers in just a few hours While most of us are used to hearing Sir David Attenborough’s voice …

Research reveals shocking detail on how Australia’s environmental scientists are being silenced

Robyn Gulliver, Wednesday, 9th September 2020 - As Don Driscoll and his colleagues write, scientists in government, industry and universities are being gagged from communicating the evidence on critical environmental issues.…

‘Opera house’ of the natural world rescued in covert operation

Maggie Coggan, Saturday, 18th January 2020 - The prehistoric pine grove is the only one to exist in the wild First, the prehistoric Wollemi Pines survived the dinosaurs, and nearly 200 million years on, it looks as though they…

Hero penguin protector heads to the kennel for retirement

Maggie Coggan, Saturday, 19th October 2019 - A beloved sheepdog responsible for saving a threatened penguin colony heads to retirement The furry guardian of a threatened Victorian fairy penguin colony is hanging up her …

Retirees Go Back to Nature With Their Savings

Maggie Coggan, Wednesday, 13th March 2019 - While many retired Australians show their appreciation for the bush by travelling through it in a caravan, Terry and Caroline Bellair decided to take a different path, gifting $1 …

The Power Behind a Not-So Rubbish Cause

Maggie Coggan, Monday, 4th March 2019 - For 30 years, the first weekend of March has brought Australians of all walks of life together to do a simple, yet effective act – pick up rubbish. As CEO of Clean Up Australia, Terrie-Anne…

Conservation Groups Back Senate Calls for Reef Charity to Return Grant

Maggie Coggan, Tuesday, 19th February 2019 - Conservation charities have come out in full support of Senate recommendations for the Great Barrier Reef Foundation to hand back its controversial $433 million government grant. …

Changemaker

Conserving Australia’s Future

Maggie Coggan, Monday, 28th January 2019 - Rich Gilmore is the Australian director of The Nature Conservancy, and is fighting to conserve and restore Australia’s precious landscape by involving sectors across the board,…

Sector Suspicious Over Great Barrier Reef Foundation’s First Project

Maggie Coggan, Monday, 21st January 2019 - The first project announcement by the Great Barrier Reef Foundation since being awarded a controversial $443 million grant, has been labelled a double handling exercise by conservationists,…

Conserving Victoria

Wendy Williams, Monday, 15th January 2018 - Victoria Marles is the CEO of Trust for Nature, one of Australia’s oldest conservation organisations. She is this week’s Changemaker. Marles, originally a lawyer by profession,…

Impact Investing in Conservation – Report

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 3rd December 2014 - An inaugural global survey of conservation impact investing has revealed a fast-growing market totaling approximately $US23 billion over a five-year period. From 2009-2013 private…

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