A Unesco heritage committee on Tuesday stopped short of listing Australia’s Great Barrier Reef as a site that is “in danger” but warned the world’s biggest coral reef ecosystem remained ...
A ustralia has narrowly avoided having its Great Barrier Reef placed on a list of “in danger” World Heritage sites by Unesco after taking moves to preserve the marine ecosystem. But ...
These starfish can each munch over 100 square feet of coral every year, so culling them can help degrading reefs recover.
The Great Barrier Reef is a site of remarkable variety and beauty on the north-east coast of Australia. It contains the world’s largest collection of coral reefs, with 400 types of coral, 1,500 ...
Australia faces a potential Great Barrier Reef-style scramble to avoid ‘in danger’ listing of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area, over concerns about fish farm pollution. An alliance ...
The Great Barrier Reef is experiencing its fifth coral bleaching event in eight years. Tour operators are crucial in ...
Floods, cyclones, heat stress and predatory starfish contributing to impacts as fourth planet-wide bleaching event confirmed ...
Australia's iconic Great Barrier Reef is suffering another mass bleaching event, officials have confirmed. Bleaching occurs when heat-stressed corals expel the algae that gives them life and colour.
A diver inspects a coral head along the Great Barrier Reef in August 2022 on Hastings Reef. Bleaching events and global warming have done significant damage to the Great Barrier Reef, threatening ...
A "mass bleaching event" is unfolding on Australia's famed Great Barrier Reef, authorities said Friday, as warming seas threaten the spectacular home to thousands of marine species. Often dubbed ...
Floods, cyclones, heat stress and predatory starfish contributing to impacts as fourth planet-wide bleaching event confirmed ...
It is clear that despite management efforts at local, regional and national levels, a significant number of threats to the reef are getting worse. "The tourism industry, desperate to maintain ...