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Since 2020, four of Australia’s natural World Heritage properties have deteriorated and the outlook for the Great Barrier Reef remains critical. theconversation.com/since-2020-4...
Since 2020, 4 of Australia’s natural World Heritage properties have deteriorated
Globally important natural areas such as Ningaloo and Shark Bay have been hard hit in recent years. But Macquarie Island is recovering.
theconversation.com
October 12, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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The Great Barrier Reef is now a volatile ecosystem. It is unstable and will collapse at some point. Australia’s 2035 target, due out in September, is the government’s opportunity to fix its part of the problem. #imogenzethoven #auspol #gbr #climate
The Great Barrier Reef is the litmus test for the forthcoming 2035 emissions reduction target
Coral reefs are highly vulnerable to climate change. That’s why, for years, conservationists have advocated that Australia’s climate policy be tied to the future of the Great Barrier Reef.
johnmenadue.com
August 12, 2025 at 11:18 PM
UNESCO once again expresses ‘utmost concern’ about the Great Barrier Reef. theconversation.com/unesco-expre...
UNESCO expresses ‘utmost concern’ at the state of the Great Barrier Reef
UNESCO’s comments confirm what experts already know: despite substantial money and effort, threats to the Great Barrier Reef aren’t going away.
theconversation.com
May 29, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Coral is commercially harvested from the Great Barrier Reef. It's time to transition to aquacultured corals.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...
Banned abroad, booming at home: Inside Australia's coral industry
Sought-after pieces of coral are sold all around the world, including at rave-like trade shows known as "frag swaps". The insatiable demand for a "piece of the reef" has put coral harvesting in the sp...
www.abc.net.au
May 11, 2025 at 12:39 AM
"there is no longer any safe harbour from coral bleaching" johnmenadue.com/post/2025/04...
Fossil fuels blamed as 84% of world's coral reefs hit by worst bleaching event ever recorded
The magnitude and extent of the heat stress is shocking, said one marine scientist.
johnmenadue.com
April 29, 2025 at 10:26 PM
The 6th mass coral bleaching event on the Great Barrier Reef in the last 9 yrs just announced. Is the Aus govt even noticing anymore??
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Australia’s next government may be Great Barrier Reef’s last chance after sixth mass bleaching, conservationist says
Consecutive and severe bleaching is ‘fundamentally changing’ nature of reef, the International Coral Reef Society says
www.theguardian.com
April 16, 2025 at 10:39 PM
These photos are by someone living and working on the Ningaloo coast. This is what climate change is doing to this magnificant #WorldHeritage area.
March 19, 2025 at 11:18 PM
My first Bluesky post. Sadly, it's about the awful coral bleaching event at Ningaloo off the West Australian coastline
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Coral bleaching at Ningaloo World Heritage Site might be the first of many - ABC listen
Australia boasts vibrant and beautiful coral reefs country-wide, but, now, at the World Heritage Site, Ningaloo, in Western Australia the coral been sapped of its colour. And, bleaching could become a...
www.abc.net.au
March 19, 2025 at 10:37 PM