biodiversity Archives - Moreton Bay Foundation

Extent of intertidal seagrass and subtidal seagrass and the advance of sand waves south of Amity

Seagrass is Sacred

20/12/202304/04/2024 TMBF

Seagrass is a much vaunted and universally protected marine habitat, but should all seagrasses and seagrass meadows be protected at all costs? Seagrasses evolved from land plants while the dinosaurs were still running the show on land1. In the 1930s…

Volunteer Profile – Dr Ruth Webley

02/04/202218/05/2022 TMBF

Ruth generously donates her time and expertise to TMBF by writing eye-catching and informative posts on our social media sites, raising awareness of the Bay’s values and the challenges it faces. Having grown up on the New Zealand coast, Ruth…

Living Together

05/08/202023/05/2022 TMBF

Herd of dugongs Moreton Bay © Regatta Marine Imagine gliding underwater in Moreton Bay, exploring, watching and learning about the different marine life and biodiversity below the surface, and how it coexists with people above the water. Living and Playing …

EPBC Act review submission

01/05/202020/05/2024 TMBF

The Moreton Bay Foundation recently made a submission to the review of the Environmental Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, the most important piece of environmental legislation in Australia. The submission indicated: A concern for apparent aspiration in the discussion paper…

Extension to submissions for EPBC Act review

21/01/202023/05/2022 TMBF

The Australian Government has announced an independent review of the Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cwth), as required every 10 years. The EPBC Act is the most important piece of legislation underpinning Australian environmental law and protects matters of…