The Conservation Council of Western Australia is the umbrella body for

conservation Conservation is the preservation or efficient use of resources, or the conservation of various quantities under physical laws. Conservation may also refer to: Environment and natural resources * Nature conservation, the protection and manageme ...

groups and organisations in

Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...

. It has been the co-ordinator, publisher and guiding body for issues of woodchipping in the

South West The points of the compass are a set of horizontal, radially arrayed compass directions (or azimuths) used in navigation and cartography. A compass rose is primarily composed of four cardinal directions—north, east, south, and west—each sepa ...

of Western Australia, the logging of old growth forests, as well as providing input into government processes involved with all aspects of environmental protection and conservation. Its origins were closely related to the Perth-based - ''Environment Centre of W.A.'', and the development and success of the environmental movement also saw subsequent development of the regional environment centres in Denmark, Albany, Margaret River and Busselton. In 1981 the council was involved in a class action in the United States against bauxite miners

Reynolds Reynolds may refer to: Places Australia *Hundred of Reynolds, a cadastral unit in South Australia *Hundred of Reynolds (Northern Territory), a cadastral unit in the Northern Territory of Australia United States * Reynolds, Mendocino County, Calif ...

and

Alcoa Alcoa Corporation (an acronym for Aluminum Company of America) is a Pittsburgh-based industrial corporation. It is the world's eighth-largest producer of aluminum. Alcoa conducts operations in 10 countries. Alcoa is a major producer of primary ...

. regarding mining in the

jarrah ''Eucalyptus marginata'', commonly known as jarrah, djarraly in Noongar language and historically as Swan River mahogany, is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a tree with roug ...

forests of the

Darling Range The Darling Scarp, also referred to as the Darling Range or Darling Ranges, is a low escarpment running north–south to the east of the Swan Coastal Plain and Perth, Western Australia. The escarpment extends generally north of Bindoon, to th ...

east of Perth; the complaint was lodged with the U.S. Federal District Court in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Holmes, Jenna (22 October 2012)
A Comparative Look at the Treatment of Environmental Activists through Legislation in Australia and the United States
A report drafted for The Office of Senator the Hon

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. Retrieved 19 October 2022. Notable member groups of the council have included the

Campaign to Save Native Forests The Campaign to Save Native Forests (W.A.) (CSNF) was the name of a grassroots organisation which grew from a campaign started in Perth, Western Australia, in 1975, as a response to the development of a woodchipping industry in the south-west jar ...

South West Forests Defence Foundation South West Forests Defence Foundation (SFDF) is a group that has been involved in the conservation of the jarrah and karri forests of the South West region of Western Australia for more than four decades. It was formed at approximately the same ti ...

West Australian Forest Alliance The West Australian Forest Alliance is an organization made up of a number of Western Australian environmental activist groups—concerned with the destruction of old-growth forests in the South West region. It is a successor to and includes memb ...

, and

Great Walk Networking Great Walk Networking, also known as Great Walk Network, is a bushwalking community in Western Australia. The Great Walk started in 1988 as a protest walk from Denmark to Parliament House in Perth, to raise awareness of logging in Western Aust ...

. Smaller, more transient single-purpose

protest A protest (also called a demonstration, remonstration or remonstrance) is a public expression of objection, disapproval or dissent towards an idea or action, typically a political one. Protests can be thought of as acts of coopera ...

groups have found the council a positive custodian and advocate over the thirty years of its activities. Some groups are no longer current but their impact on the process of conservation and preservation in Western Australia have been significant in raising public awareness of issues.

Affiliated groups

(This list may not be correct - some groups might be inactive - and other active groups may be not listed...) (In alphabetical order...) *Active Community Environmentalists *Albany Community Environment Centre Inc *Alumina Action Alliance *Animal Rights Advocates *Australian Association of Bush Regenerators (WA) *Australian Marine Conservation Society *Avon Valley Environmental Society *Balingup Friends of the Forest Inc. *Bassendean Preservation Group Inc *Birds Australia WA Group *Blackwood Environment Society *Bridgetown-Greenbushes Friends of the Forest *Bushwalkers of WA *Busselton-Dunsborough Environment Centre *Canning River Residents Environment Protection Association *Cape Conservation Group *Cape to Cape Alliance *Care for Hedland Environmental Association *Coogee Coastal Action Coalition *Darling Range Wildlife Shelter *Denmark Conservation Society *Denmark Environment Centre *EARTH *Environmental Defenders Office WA *Environment House *Environmental Weeds Action Network (WA) *Environs Kimberley *FAWNA Inc. *Foothills Save Our Trees Action Group *Friends of Bold Park Bushland Inc. *Friends of Moore River Estuary *Friends of the Fitzgerald River National Park *Friends of Star Swamp Bushland Inc *Geographic Society of WA Inc. *Guilderton Community Association *Lake Meelup Preservation Society *Leeuwin Environment *Leighton Action Coalition *Local Environmental Action Forum (LEAF) *Malleefowl Preservation Group *Margaret River Regional Environment Centre *Men of the Trees *Naragebup Rockingham Regional Environment Centre *Nature and Agriculture Rehabilitation Association (NARA) *Nature Reserves Preservation Group *Oxfam (WA Branch) *Peel Preservation Group *People for Nuclear Disarmament *Perth Bushwalkers Club *Pilbara Wildlife Carers Association *Pollution Action Network *Port Kennedy LCDC *Quinns Rocks Environmental Group Inc *Roleystone Dieback Action Group *Save Endangered East Kimberley Species Group Inc. *

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*South West Environment Centre
South-West Forest Defence Foundation Inc.
*

Sustainable Energy Now Specific definitions of sustainability are difficult to agree on and have varied in the literature and over time. The concept of sustainability can be used to guide decisions at the global, national, and individual levels (e.g. sustainable livin ...

, Inc. *Sustainable Population Australia Inc. WA Branch *Sustainable Transport Coalition *The River Conservation Society *The Rottnest Society *Urban Bushland Council (WA) *Vive La Recherche *WA Native Orchid Study & Conservation Group * WA Speleological Group (WASG) *Walpole-Nornalup National Park Association *Waterbird Conservation Group Inc. * Western Australian Naturalists' Club *Wetlands Conservation Society *Wilderness Society WA *Wildflower Society of WA *Yamatji Land and Sea Council *Yarloop and Districts Concerned Residents Committee *Youth Environment Scheme

Community incentive

The council created the ''

Bessie Rischbieth Bessie Mabel Rischbieth, (née Earle; 16 October 187413 March 1967) was an influential and early Australian feminist and social activist. A leading or founding member of many social reform groups, such as the Women's Service Guilds, The Aus ...

Conservation Award'' to acknowledge the contribution of a volunteer in the community conservation sector in 1994.

Notes

a:.Jarrah class action legal complaint: the Conservation Council of Western Australia Inc. (Plaintiffs) - v. - Aluminium Company of America (ALCOA) and Reynolds Metals Co., (Defendants), Feb. 1981. erth, W.A.: Conservation Council of W.A, 1981. b
Conservation Council, Etc. v. Aluminum Co., Etc.
518 F. Supp. 270 (W.D. Pa. 1981). ''Casetext'', 9 July 1981. Retrieved 19 October 2022.

References

* Elston, Kylie, (1993) ''The origins of the Conservation Council in Western Australia 1955-1967'' Murdoch University theses. History, Honours * The Environment Centre of W.A. (1996) ''Community resource guide : a guide to information, speakers, and resources on environmental, social justice and other community issues'' Perth, W.A. The Centre. "Produced with financial assistance from the Gordon Reid Foundation" * The Environment Centre of W.A. (2001) ''Community resource guide, 2001 : a guide to information, speakers, and resources on environmental, social justice and other community issues ''. Perth W.A.: The Centre. * McGrath, Clare B. (1984) ''Directory of conservation and environment groups in Western Australia'' assisted by the W.A. Department of Conservation and Environment. Perth, W.A. Conservation Council of W.A.. * Monk, Ian D (2000) ''A history of the Conservation Council of Western Australia 1967-1977'' Murdoch University theses. Master of Arts in Public History *{{cite web , url = http://conservationwa.asn.au/content/view/34/52/ , title = Conservation Awards , accessdate = 2007-05-02 , date = 2007-04-17 , publisher = Conservation Council of Western Australia , archiveurl = http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20101009180040/http%3A//conservationwa.asn.au/content/view/34/52/ , archivedate = 2010-10-09 , quote = ''Past Recipients'': 1994 Len Howard, 1995 Shyama Peebles, 1996 Barbara Churchward, 1997 Naomi Segal, 1998 Alex Syme, 1999 Peter Robertson, 2000 Rod Whittle, 2001 Joan Payne, 2002 Dot Hesse, 2003 Graham Chittleborough, 2003 Rachel Siewert, 2003 Andrew Thomson, 2004 Dr Harry Cohen, 2005 Dennis Beros , url-status = dead

External links

* http://www.ccwa.org.au/ * http://www.saveourmarinelife.org.au/ Nature conservation in Western Australia Nature conservation organisations based in Australia Organisations based in Western Australia

Affiliated groups

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