News: Parks
NSW to ban smoking in National Parks
The NSW Government is to ban smoking in the State’s National Parks. Making the announcement, NSW Environment Minister Rob Stokes said the ban would diminish the risk of bushfires…
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IUCN summit delivers major commitments to save Earth’s most precious natural areas
With a commitment to an ambitious agenda to safeguard the planet’s natural assets, ranging from halting rainforest loss in the Asia-Pacific and tripling ocean protection off…
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Criminal wildlife poaching driving endangered species to brink of extinction
The head of the international organisation which leads the fight against wildlife trafficking says illegal poaching is driving endangered species to extinction. Speaking at the…
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Conservationists call for action in Kakadu
With a just-released assessment revealing a decline in wildlife numbers in Kakadu National Park, Australia Conservation Foundation spokesperson Dave Sweeney believes that the revelation…
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World Parks Congress learns of decline in Kakadu National Park wildlife numbers
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has described a decline in wildlife numbers in Kakadu National Park as a "significant concern". Presented at IUCN…
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Conservation and parks leaders gather for World Parks Congress in Sydney
Over 5,000 delegates from 160 countries have gathered in Sydney to participate in the once-in-a-decade International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Parks Congress. Based at…
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Parks Forum ceases operations
The Parks Forum, the peak body representing major park management agencies in Australia and New Zealand, has apparently ceased operations. A worsening financial situation and a failure to…
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Pacific Island leaders sail into Sydney Harbour with call to protect oceans
The leaders of Kiribati, Cook Islands and Palau have called on the world to follow their lead in ocean protection, after sailing into Sydney Harbour aboard traditional voyaging canoes that…
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