We're looking after Australia's oceans - ACF Newsletter Nov 2010

Campaign for Australian marine sanctuaries Less than 5% of Australian oceans have been given high-level protection from the key threats of overfishing, offshore petroleum extraction and climate change. The Federal Government is soon to decide which marine areas are to be given protection and at what level. We need you to get involved so we can put pressure on the Government and ensure the right decisions are made. What do Frank, a tourism operator from Port Stephens, Sue, a recreational diver from Sydney, and Dane, a recreational fisher from Perth think about marine protection? Read their stories here. Coal seam gas extraction – at what cost? Coal seam gas extraction, coal mining and coal to liquids projects proposed for SE Queensland and the Liverpool Plains in northern NSW could cause irreversible destruction of some of the most productive prime agricultural lands in Australia. ACF is hosting a free public forum on the environmental implications at the University of Queensland, St Lucia. Date: 22 November Time: 6pm to 7.30pm Venue: Abel Smith Lecture Theatre (23)    (Located at the top of Campbell Rd) Map here RSVP: peter.dart@acfonline.org.auThis e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ACF's economist blogs on the Murray Darling Plan “By pure co-incidence I delivered a lecture on the importance of including environmental values into our economic accounts in Mildura on the very day the Murray-Darling Basin Authority held its public consultation. I didn’t meet a single person who did not agree that the river is dying and needs more water. The question of how we go about this change is what remains in dispute. Read more. The power of pricing pollution Australia needs a price on pollution to drive the shift from a pollution dependent economy to a cleaner economy. Why then are we paying more to build on current infrastructure and what is the long-term cost of not investing in renewable energy? Read more.

An invitation to our AGM You are invited to hear a presentation by ACF President Ian Lowe, followed by a question and answer session at ACF’s 44th Annual General meeting. Book here. Our Sustainability Scorecard At ACF we do our best to walk what we talk. See how we have done and how we can still do better in our sustainability scorecard, just published in our Annual and Sustainability Report 2009-2010. Click here. ACF 2011 Calendars and Diaries Click here to order yours online today! Australian Conservation Foundation Please do not reply to this email. No replies will be answered. For all enquires please email us at acf@acfonline.org.auThis e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call toll-free on 1800 332 510 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              1800 332 510      end_of_the_skype_highlighting.