Climate Change

The Australian Supersite Network (ASN) has chosen the Great Western Woodlands to be part of an Australian Government initiative the Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN).

While conservationists, Traditional Owners and parts of the Queensland Government have been working towards a World Heritage listing for stunning Cape York Peninsula, mining companies want to turn the region into a giant dirty coal mine.

The weekend’s carbon package announcement had some very good outcomes for nature and forests, which the Wilderness Society and our supporters have long campaigned for. Firstly there was there was the long-overdue recognition that burning native forests to generate electricity does not constitute renewable energy

The Kimberley holds some of northern Australia's most iconic landscapes: rugged gorges, savannas studded with baobab trees, waterfalls, wetlands, and a stunning coastline. Within these landscapes are some of the most intact suites of wildlife remaining in the country.