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Updated: January 08, 2013

About the Wilderness Society

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The Wilderness Society is a community-based environmental protection organisation. We work to safeguard our sources of clean water and air, to tackle devastating climate change, to create a safe future for life on Earth, and to give a better world to our children. The majority of our work is in Australia, with a strong focus on natural environments and the role they play in keeping our world safe.

We were born in 1976, and our first major victory was Australia's most famous environmental campaign - saving the Franklin River. Since then, with the support of thousands of concerned people across the country, we've worked to protect millions of hectares of our greatest wild places.

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Who we are
The Wilderness Society is a national, community-based, environmental advocacy organisation whose purpose is protecting, promoting and restoring wilderness and natural processes across Australia for the survival and ongoing evolution of life on Earth. More »

Thumbnail - Cape York Peninsula is one of the last great wild places on Earth. Morgan River, Cape York Peninsula, QLD. Photographer: I. Brown

Our WildCountry Vision
Making a donation to the Wilderness Society will help to protect our magnificent wilderness. From the protection of our forests to the protection our unique marine life, your donation will ensure our wilderness is there for future generations. Donate »

Thumb - Rainbow bee-eater, perched on branch in early morning. Photo: Auscape

The Wilderness Society Inc
Find out more about the Wilderness Society Inc., its constitution, our Committee of Management, etc. Read more »

Hands Up For The Kimberley crowd shot

Structure and Governance
Find out more about the Wilderness Society's structure and governance. Read more »

World Environment Day Rally - Melbourne - 13 June - 2009. Photo: Ben Liquete

Members' Notices
Notices about the Wilderness Society's national, state and local offices. Read more »

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The Wilderness Society's Environment Award for Children's Literature
The Award, inaugurated in 1994, is is open to fiction and non-fiction children's books published in Australia. The award is intended to promote books that inspire a sense of wonder and a sense of caring for the natural world. More »

The Wilderness Society's Annual Reports

Annual Reports
Each year the Wilderness Society Inc publishes its Annual Report. You can read these reports online by following the link below.
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