International Conservation Partnership on “Phoenix Ocean Arc” will Benefit 489,000 Square Nautical Miles of Ocean; Builds on President Obama’s Action to Expand Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument

IUCN World Parks Congress 2014 opens today in Sydney

Wreck Bay community, Jervis Bay, south coast of New South Wales, Australia

Rose is inspiring a whole new generation of Indigenous kids to get jobs in conservation management.

As part of the Australian Government’s overall work to reduce the risks associated with Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), the Department of Immigration and Border Protection has in place very clear and rigorous visa and border processes for all travellers from Ebola affected countries in Africa.

Interview with Natalie Isaacs, founder of 1 Million Women, the Australian-based movement of women and girls who are taking on climate change through practical action in their daily lives.

What action are you taking (personally and professionally) against climate change?

The Andean páramos — high-altitude grasslands running through Peru, Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela — are critical to millions of rural and urban people. They support livelihoods, provide habitat for species found nowhere else and are important for cultural identity.

Tomorrow marks World Parks Day and Sydney counts down to host the IUCN World Parks Congress 2014, a major international event which will shape national parks management for the next ten years and beyond, said NSW Deputy Chief Executive National Parks and Wildlife Service, Michael Wright.

If you’ve ever wanted to see Uluru through eyes of its Anangu traditional owners or dine with recent migrants from Myanmar’s Karen community and learn how an urban park in Victoria has had a fundamental effect on the community, now is your chance.

“Now I’m going to tell you about the Turtle and Echidna... one of the first stories I learnt when I was a young boy”. Tyrone Garnarradj, age 24, has the group of Kakadu visitors hanging off his every word.