World heritage Hinchinbrook island near Wet Tropics rainforests and the Great Barrier Reef.Queensland hosts some of the world’s greatest natural wonders, from the Great Barrier Reef, to the Wet Tropics and nearby Cape York Peninsula. Since 1992 The Wilderness Society has helped to end the logging of south east Queensland’s forests, to control the devastation of land clearing, and protect the Daintree rainforests and Fraser Island. There are still abundant wild rivers in the north that are under threat from dams and agriculture, and Cape York Peninsula – one of the last great wild places on Earth – is one of the prime candidates on the planet for World Heritage status. Help our Brisbane and Cairns Campaign Centres to keep protecting Queensland’s globally outstanding environment.
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| Cape York for World Heritage |
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A hidden treasure, Cape York Peninsula is one of the last great wild places on Earth, right here in Australia. This diverse and unspoiled landscape is largely unprotected. We have a window of opportunity to ensure it becomes part of the largest network of World Heritage areas on the planet. |
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| Queensland's Wild Rivers |
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Queensland is lucky to retain some of the world’s healthiest natural river systems. They underpin regional economies and support unique and diverse wildlife. Free of dams, weirs, polluting irrigation schemes and industrial development, the natural and cultural values of these rivers remain largely intact.
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| Indigenous Conservation |
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Taking a WildCountry “big picture” approach to conservation, The Wilderness Society is supporting the development of a globally recognised Indigenous Conservation Estate on Cape York Peninsula. |
Queensland Updates
- Abbott braving the rapids over Wild Rivers legislation - January 14, 2010
- Crazy northern schemes torpedoed by reality check - October 09, 2009
- Mining the Wenlock? … what a croc! - October 13, 2009
Tony Abbott’s "fair dinkum environmentalism" was spectacularly short-lived. If putting trade ahead of protecting whales, and labelling climate change concerns "crap" weren’t enough, Abbott has now launched a campaign to try to undo protections on pristine river systems on Cape York -- some of the last natural, free-flowing rivers in the country.
In late September, Australia’s leading scientific research organisation, the CSIRO, provided a much needed reality check to mad schemes to turn northern Australia into a giant irrigated farm.
Bauxite mining companies have the Wenlock River area firmly in their sights, but a looming decision by the Queensland Government on the Wild River declaration proposal for the Wenlock could protect one of Australia’s last free-flowing rivers and the Steve Irwin Wildlife Reserve from these destructive mines.
Queensland Media Releases
- Myth of Northern 'food bowl' finally put to rest - February 08, 2010
- Pearson's mining stance a danger to Cape York rivers and wetlands - January 15, 2010
- Abbott's environmental credentials in tatters following Wild Rivers stunt - January 12, 2010
The Wilderness Society and Environs Kimberley today welcomed key elements of the new policy blueprint for future development in Northern Australia released by the Northern Australia Land and Water Taskforce.
"It is profoundly irresponsible of Mr Pearson to support this sort of development over the protection of our national heritage, thereby frustrating genuinely sustainable ecological development."
The Wilderness Society today slammed Liberal Leader Tony Abbott for seeking to overturn Queensland’s Wild Rivers initiative with a private members bill in Federal Parliament. The Wilderness Society declared the move a ill-informed political stunt, and said it completely shattered Mr Abbott’s environmental credentials.
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