Tag: Conservation
Australian fight to protect koala habitats in northern NSW heats up
The battle to stop the destruction in Australia of critical koala habitats in state forests in Northern NSW has escalated in recent weeks. Wendy...
PNG orders investigation into Conflict islands ‘sale’ – no deal, says...
By Gorethy Kenneth of the PNG Post-Courier
The Conflict group of islands in Papua New Guinea's Milne Bay province cannot be sold to foreign interests,...
New sighting of endemic bird signals need to stop logging in...
By Priestley Habru in Honiara
Solomon Islands’ environmental authorities have highlighted the need to protect the forests from logging following a recent report on new...
Calls grow for Jokowi to protect Indonesia’s Tapanuli orangutan
By Evi Mariani and Apriadi Gunawan in Jekarta and Medan
Indonesia's Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya paid a visit to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo...
Keep your ‘green pledges’, NZ ecology groups warn key political leaders
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
A "supergroup" of New Zealand environmental organisations has sent an open letter to the leaders of four key political parties, warning...
WWF Indonesia calls for conservation of Papua’s birds-of-paradise
By Ratri M. Siniwi in Jakarta
The World Wildlife Fund Indonesia has called for the conservation of birds-of-paradise - especially in Papua.
Locally known as cendrawasih,...
National bird of Samoa threatened with extinction
Scientists in Samoa have issued a dire warning about the fate of the national bird, which features on the country's bank notes and coins.
Acccording...
Aceh citizens take legal action to protect Sumatran jungle
Report from The Sydney Morning Herald
By Michael Neilson in Jakarta
Activists are suing the Indonesian government in a bid to stop development they say will...