Tag: Great Barrier Reef
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Great Barrier Reef should be listed as ‘heritage site in danger’ says United Nations
The UN’s reactive monitoring mission has finally released its report after touring the reef in March, when the Morrison government was still in power. It says an in-danger listing for the reef is warranted, although the final word on that will rest with the World Heritage Committee when it meets next year. The report takes…
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Wonders of the world: How K’gari helped shape Great Barrier Reef
A peer-reviewed study unearthed that K’gari formed between 0.7 and 1.2 million years ago and the island dramatically reduced sediment supply to the continental shelf to it’s north. Scientists from University of Queensland in their Nature Geoscience article found K’gari facilitated widespread coral reef formation in the southern and central Great Barrier Reef and was…
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Plibersek targets reef with $200 million restoration funding
Federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek said the funds would be used to address critical gaps in the Reef 2050 Long-Term Sustainability Plan and speed-up reef protection activities. Specifically, the funds would be used to restore and remediate gully and stream banks to reduce sediment run-off into the reef and improve water quality. It would support…
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Loved-up coral that spawns on cue is cupid’s arrow for reef science
The wild corals that make up the Great Barrier Reef spawn on just a handful of nights each year, after the full moon in November and December. The summertime love-in has always been a handbrake for scientists who have had just one shot a year to study the spectacular, synchronised release of sperm and eggs.…
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Why LNP sees electoral gold in CQ dam that may never be built
On any reasonable assessment the Collinsville coal-fired power station Joyce has been able to talk about has no chance of being built, so Urannah is a nice alternative issue for the hustings at the upcoming election because it is really about coal. The dam has also been assessed as having a financial benefit to the…
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Reef hit with bleaching event ahead of crucial world heritage meeting
The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority said most observations of bleaching had been of “paling or fluorescing but several locations have whole colonies bleached white”. “This is consistent with patterns of heat stress experienced on the reef this summer. The most heavily impacted reefs are around the Townsville region. “There have also been reports…
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Dying by degrees: Even coral ‘safe havens’ face deadly temperature rise
The new research using the most detailed projections on daily sea surface temperatures around the world, found even the most protected reefs including the Great Barrier Reef will be left with nowhere to hide from bleaching. The study found 84 percent of the world’s coral reefs currently lie in what is called thermal refugia, or…
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Is PM’s $1 billion cash splash enough to save the Reef, or his government?
It comes after the federal government announced it would spend $1 billion over the next nine years to help manage the reef, after the Commonwealth successfully lobbied UNESCO to delay a decision listing the site as “in danger”. Of the $1 billion funding, almost $580 million will go towards working with land managers to remediate…
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Slattery vows to walk the walk with new green-tinged investment vehicle
Soda is the evolution of Slattery’s CapitalB and “formalises” its goals into three areas: infrastructure, sustainability and ventures. It also outlines Slattery’s plans for ReefCo. The company claims to be a launchpad for Australia’s technology and environmental future and boasted investments in companies with a combined market value of $10 billion. It will have former…
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The new Nemo? Stunning images show Reef, and puffer fish, like never seen before
Netflix’s first Australian original documentary, Puff: Wonders of the Reef, showcases Queensland’s Great Barrier Reef as it’s never been seen before. It follows the journey of a baby puffer fish, born smaller than a human fingernail, navigating its first year of life on the reef. A diver comes face to face with the tiny pufferfish,…