It's been a while since we provided an update.
1. Nullarbor on International List of Endangered Caves and Karst
The Nullarbor has been placed on the List of Endangered Caves and Karst. The List is published by the Karst and Cave Protection Commission (KCPC) of the International Union of Speleology (UIS). The UIS is the international body for caving and speleology. https://www.caveprotection.org/endangered
2.World Heritage Watch Annual Report 2026
The World Heritage Watch Annual Report 2026 has now been published and is available for download from the World Heritage Watch website. Or see our website https://savethenullarbor.org/information/reports/
We are delighted that a photograph of the Nullarbor Plain and a karst feature is featured on the front cover of the report, and an article about the Nullarbor is on page 213. The article, written by Save The Nullarbor Inc. for a global audience, gives a comprehensive summary of the current situation.
Since 2015, World Heritage Watch has published an annual report compiling independent information from civil society on the situation at World Heritage properties.
This report is intended to supplement the reports submitted by the States Parties. It is sent to the Member States of the World Heritage Committee, to the World Heritage Centre, and to the Advisory Bodies IUCN, ICOMOS and ICCROM in time to be considered for their decisions.
World Heritage Watch is a German NGO based in Berlin which coordinates an expansive global network of Non-Government Organisations (NGO) with an interest in protecting World Heritage.
3. Nullarbor Caves and Karst – a model case study of the need for bioregional planning to identify no-go zones and plan for protected areas.
The Conservation Council of WA has recently published a landmark 100-page report titled “Back from the Brink: A Protection Agenda for Nature”.
Back from the Brink is a roadmap to progress effective reform in Western Australia’s environmental regulation and in its regulatory institutions, designed for use by civil society and policy makers.
This first edition of Back from the Brink published June 2026 provides a forward-looking vision - one grounded in evidence, informed by case studies from across the state, and aligned with WA’s environmental context, international obligations, and global best practice.
Back from the Brink outlines a series of recommendations supported by case studies, which highlight current and past environmental issues in WA, where there is a clear policy problem or solution. The case studies establish a connection between the recommendations and real-world applications, while further demonstrating the need for reform.
The first case study in the report features the Nullarbor caves and karst as a prime example of the need for bioregional planning to identify where environmental and cultural values are incompatible with development, establish no-go zones and plan for protected areas.
Recommendation 1: Adopt a Bioregional Planning Framework (pp. 18). See Case Study 1: Nullarbor Caves and Karst (pp. 50-53).
The report can be viewed and downloaded from the CCWA website. Or see our website https://savethenullarbor.org/information/reports/
4. New website page / Record. This new page on our website documents the formal correspondence sent by Save the Nullarbor Inc. to politicians, local, state and federal government departments, institutions and the relevant WA native title body corporate. It is a record of what has been communicated to whom and when, presented as part of the complete public record.https://savethenullarbor.org/record/correspondence/
5. Nullarbor Book 100 complimentary copies of the book have been distributed to politicians, government departments, community groups and organisations including UNESCO and IUCN. The list of recipients can also be found on website page record/correspondence. https://savethenullarbor.org/record/correspondence/
6. On the website — Video - Bronwen was interviewed in 2025 by Liisa Korpela for the Trailblazing Back to Our Roots virtual summit, and spoke about her story behind Save the Nullarbor. https://savethenullarbor.org/information/videos/
7. On the website - Article A paper published in the Journal Energy Volume 284 (2023) reviews the generation and emission characteristics of nitrous oxides in ammonia- diesel fuel engines. In short, while the WGEH scheme might indeed be an expensive way of reducing only an as yet unspecified percentage of fossil fuel consumption from the shipping industry, it looks odds on to be replacing this unspecified percentage with a fuel (ammonia) which may generate a significant but unspecified amount of N2O which is around 273 times worse a greenhouse gas than CO2. Further details and a link to the paper are on our website https://savethenullarbor.org/information/articles/
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Bronwen and Stefan
On behalf of Save the Nullarbor Inc.