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WA’s Northern Jarrah Forest will be ‘ripped apart’ by 2060 – new report
The Northern Jarrah Forest – a biodiversity hotspot which rivals the world’s tropical rainforests – is on the brink of ecological collapse according to a new report.
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'Tone deaf' - Woodside comments on further gas expansion slammed by conservation council
Comments by Woodside CEO, Meg O’Neill – published this morning in the Australian Financial Review – have been slammed by the Conservation Council of WA, which has described calls to ‘kick-start’ stalled...
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A flying start for Citizen Science in 2022: seabird monitoring at Rat Island
CCWA’s Citizen Science program for 2022 is off to a flying start!
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Federal Election: Near misses and tragedy in WA bushfires rally WA communities for ‘Climate Action Now’
With the Federal Election just weeks away, a growing number of West Aussies are joining a community campaign to put climate change - and climate action - at the centre of the...
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Cameco loses bid to extend Yeelirrie approval
Today the Traditional Owners of the Yeelirrie area the Conservation Council of WA and the Australian Conservation Foundation have welcomed another milestone in the 50 year-long campaign to stop uranium mining at...
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Under the shadow of Fukushima and Juukan Gorge: Deep Yellow uranium takeover poses deep risks at Mulga Rock
Environment groups are troubled by recent merger between WA uranium hopeful Vimy Resources and Deep Yellow. The Mulga Rock uranium project east of Kalgoorlie is now under the leadership of a...
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Woodside's emissions trial 'an illusion' - CCWA
The Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) has rubbished today's announcement by Woodside Petroleum, that it plans to pursue a 'carbon capture and utilisation' facility in Perth.
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‘Another good tern out’ – Conservationists hail successful year for WA Fairy Terns as breeding season comes to a close
Conservationists are celebrating another successful breeding season for one of WA’s most iconic and vulnerable species as efforts continue to protect the Australian Fairy Tern.
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‘Cultural heritage laws broken’ say Traditional Owners, Conservationists, as Federal Government steps in over controversial proposal on sacred sites
Traditional Owners and conservationists say that a decision by the Federal Government to intervene over a controversial urea plant, proposed for sacred Aboriginal sites, shows that the cultural heritage approvals process is...
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Supreme Court decision - Conservation Council of WA Inc v Chairman, Environmental Protection Authority
Following the handing down of a decision in the Supreme Court of Western Australia this morning (1 March 2022) - in the case of Conservation Council of WA Inc v Chairman,...
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Woodside ‘wringing every last drop’ from toxic gas business – Conservation Council
WA’s peak conservation body has responded to figures released by Woodside Petroleum this morning, calling out ‘glaring omissions’ in the company’s annual report.
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‘Giant of WA conservation’ to step down after 13 years of tireless campaigning
A leading WA conservationist is stepping back from his role with the state’s peak body after a period of 13 years.
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WA Native Sandalwood ‘Red-listed’ as threatened
Words: Peter Robertson In a major new development, WA’s fragrant and commercially lucrative native sandalwood (Santalum spicatum; dutjahn; willarak) has been added to the IUCN's international threatened species "Red List". Now it’s time to...
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Inside the night-time operation to tag and track vulnerable Fairy Terns
Under normal circumstances, the sight of a dozen-or-so torchlit figures stalking silently across a suburban beach, in the dead of night, might be a little concerning.
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Extinction threat over for Yeelirrie as uranium mine approval expires
The controversial Yeelirrie uranium mine in Western Australia is no longer able to proceed after the proponent missed a deadline to commence works at the site in the state’s northern Goldfields.
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New plan to protect iconic vulnerable Fairy Terns
A new community-led strategy to help protect the threatened Australian Fairy Tern has been launched today.
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Campaigners celebrate as second controversial uranium mine misses crucial deadline
The company behind a controversial uranium mine proposal in WA’s Goldfields has failed to meet a key environmental approvals deadline, the second such development to fail in the space of two years....
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Chevron ‘taking us for fools’ says Conservation Council as regulator lets CCS failure go unpunished
The Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) has described a decision by the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (DWER) not to penalise Chevron for the failure of its Gorgon carbon capture scheme as ‘enormously disappointing’....
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World leading restoration in our own backyard
Words: Steph Murphey For my first ever bird-surveying adventure, I had the pleasure of joining the Conservation Council of WA’s (CCWA) Citizen Science team and a group of incredible volunteers on a...
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Awards recognise outstanding contributions to WA conservation
The winners of the 27th Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) Community Conservation Awards have been announced as part of an evening of celebrations recognising the contributions of groups and individuals to environmental conservation....
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CCWA congratulates state government, conservation groups on Ningaloo announcement
The Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) has welcomed an announcement by the state government which sets out a commitment to protect the Exmouth Gulf through a series of conservation measures.
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