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Australia Welcomes Lifting of UNESCO Threat to List Great Barrier Reef as World Heritage in Danger

Australia Welcomes Lifting of UNESCO Threat to List Great Barrier Reef as World Heritage in Danger

By Rod McGuirk
There are fears that a World Heritage in-danger listing would damage a tourism industry that revolves around the reef and employs more than 64,000 people.

‘Crisis’: Climate Panel Highlights Devastation of Great Barrier Reef

‘Crisis’: Climate Panel Highlights Devastation of Great Barrier Reef

By Kristen Gelineau
Mass bleaching events have decimated the Great Barrier Reef and will continue to wreak havoc, according to the latest IPCC report.
Alan's Boat From China: Episode 4

Alan's Boat From China: Episode 4

By Ian Lang
China’s excited shipyard executives join Alan to dive the Barrier Reef from the boat they’ve built together

A Path Towards Environmental Management in the South China Sea

A Path Towards Environmental Management in the South China Sea

By South China Sea Expert Working Group
A blueprint for fisheries management and environmental cooperation.

Saving the Great Barrier Reef

Saving the Great Barrier Reef

By Luke Hunt
The Diplomat's Luke Hunt speaks with experts about the preservation of the Great Barrier Reef.

Under Fire: NGOs Face Increasing Hostility

Under Fire: NGOs Face Increasing Hostility

By Luke Hunt
Long accustomed to occupying the moral high ground, NGOs are coming in for increasing criticism.

UNESCO's Great Barrier Reef Decision Has Much Wider Ramifications

UNESCO's Great Barrier Reef Decision Has Much Wider Ramifications

By Luke Hunt
An Australian plan, if accepted, could form a pan-ASEAN/Pacific blueprint.
The Plan to Save the Great Barrier Reef

The Plan to Save the Great Barrier Reef

By Luke Hunt
A new plan to protect the natural wonder enjoys rare bipartisan support in Australia.

Dire Warnings on Climate Change for Australia

Dire Warnings on Climate Change for Australia

By Helen Clark
Local scientists predict severe effects for the country, in a warning likely to be lost on an embattled PM.

Protecting the Great Barrier Reef

Protecting the Great Barrier Reef

By Kevin Placek
After coming under fire for its neglect, the government has a plan. Will it be enough?

Dredging: A Miner Threat to the Great Barrier Reef?

Dredging: A Miner Threat to the Great Barrier Reef?

By J.T. Quigley
Australian mining industry accuses conservationists of “untruths” in campaign to block development.
US Forced to Drop 4 Unexploded Bombs on Great Barrier Reef

US Forced to Drop 4 Unexploded Bombs on Great Barrier Reef

This week US Marine jets were forced to drop four 500-pound bombs on the world’s largest coral reef in Australia.

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