Summary: The Great Barrier Reef

A major stakeholder in the Great Barrier Reef is UNESCO – The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. UNESCO is in charge of the World Heritage List, a selection of sites across the world which are considered of “outstanding universal value” and meet at least one out of ten selection criteria. This list includes such wonders as the Silk Roads in China, the Cathedral of Notre Dame in France, the Pyrenees in Spain, Stonehenge, and the Great Barrier Reef.

Australia is in debt to The Great Barrier Reef as it has brought economic and environmental stability not just to Australia, but the World, from a business and ethical standpoint everyone must put an end in this growing issue.

The Great Barrier Reef is known as one of the Seven Wonders of the World. It is believed to be one of the most incredible places on this earth. This reef is the largest living organism on this planet and the only living thing on earth visible from space (2011). The warm waters of the southwest Pacific Ocean are the perfect environments to create the world's largest system of coral reefs. The Great Barrier Reef is in such pristine condition that it was listed by the World Heritage Trust as a protected site and is therefore, managed by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority to ensure that its beauty is maintained for many travelers and sightseers (Edgar 2010). Due to the complexity of this natural phenomenon, human practices have led

Because the GBR is such a highly visited tourist attraction for snorkeling and diving, there has been a large number of human structures that have been built in natural areas. Every five years, the Australian government publishes an Outlook Report that examines the Great Barrier Reef’s health, pressures, and likely future. “The report is required under Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975 (section 54) and aims to provide a regular and reliable means of assessing reef health and management in an accountable and transparent way.” The report shows the actions that have been taken since 2009, including the focus on improving the quality of water that runs off the land. The increased freshwater run-off is in direct relation to the coastal development that has occurred since the major bleaching events have begun. The report released in 2009, states that the greatest risks to the Reef are still climate change, land-based runoff, coastal development, and some remaining impacts of fishing and illegal fishing and poaching. The report points out climate change as being the main cause of the destruction or bleaching of the reef (Department of Environment and Energy 2017). Most observers conclude that the climate change is a direct result of human

GBRMPA is working with the Aboriginal inhabitants and Torres Strait islanders to provide sustainable laws on the Great Barrier Reef to maintain the traditions of the Aboriginal tribes and protect the reef. GBRMPA rely on Aboriginal inhabitants for their knowledge of the Great Barrier Reef as the inhabitants have live with the reef for many generations giving them more

The Great Barrier Reef is under threat due to many human impacts and natural impacts. These impacts lead to other consequences that may harm our society as well. For example, if the Great Barrier Reef was to be damaged by pollution, tourism levels would decrease, which can lead to a drop in the economic stance of Australia. For these reasons, it is important to keep our ecosystems safe and protected. Some of the human impacts towards the Great Barrier Reef include:

The Great Barrier Reef is one of the most complex natural ecosystems and was listed on the World Heritage List in 1981. It has a large biodiversity with a great variety of habitats and threatened species including over 400 species of corals, 4,000 species of molluscs, over 1,500 species of fish and a huge diversity of sponges, marine worms, anemones and crustaceans.

One environmental issues posted on the facebook group on Ecologically Conscious Social is climate change’s effect impacts on Great Barrier Reef where is one of the UNESCO world heritage sites. Great Barrier Reef is located in Queensland, Australia.

One environmental issues posted on the Facebook group on Ecologically Conscious Social is climate change’s effect impacts on the Great Barrier Reef where is one of the UNESCO world heritage sites. The Great Barrier Reef is located in Queensland, state of Australia.

In summary, in order to save the future of the Barrier Reef “we need to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions and we need to make policies to protect the Barrier Reef. We also need shift away from power sources like different coal products.” The products that most people are using to this day pollute the air and slowly and slowly and damage the different types of reefs around the world; and we need to switch to renewable energy, because it is not as harsh to the environment as other products. If we do this we can save the Future of the Barrier Reef, Fringing reef, and the Atoll reef and all of the other reefs around the world.

Coral reefs around the world are in danger. One of the causes is global warming, which has been increasing the temperature of the ocean water resulting in coral bleaching. This essay will focus on damage occurring to the Great Barrier Reef.

The Great Barrier Reef is one of the greatest wonders of the world. From it’s breathtaking wildlife and its and beautiful coral the Great Barrier Reef has truly a alluring quality. Which is probably why over 2 million people visit it each year, but not only people visit this natural wonder near Queensland Australia. There are over 1500 species of fish that live in and visit this marvelous place in addition to 215 different species of birds. After all the animals know of some of the best places to visit.

The UNESCO World Heritage meet once a year to discuss the preserve the world heritage sites. In July 2015 they decided not to put the Great Barrier Reef on the ‘in danger’ list. The Reef 2050 Long-Term Sustainability Plan (Reef 20500 Plan). The

The design of the GBRCS is effective as it approaches the matter in a holistic perspective. The GBRCS design takes into account the economic, political, social and environmental aspects. Various other policies, programmes and legislation have been considered and used as a base to form the GBRCS. The GBRCS clearly identifies the 4 major stressors on the reef and the policy / strategy in place to manage that issue which was strongly considered in the objectives formulation. The GBRCS plan outline also effectively lists and outlines the various national legislations that were used to help determine the direction of the GBRCS. The plan uses legislation such as the Environmental protection and biodiversity conservation act of 1999 (EPBC) and the Great Barrier Reef marine park regulation of 1983 to determine the individual species and ecologically significant sites that require

Joshua Reichert (2001) claims in The San Francisco Chronicle that Austria’s Great Barrier Reef, the biggest in the world, has been dying, and half of it may be lost within a few decades. He explains the reason why reefs are dying and warns the people of the remaining reefs that are becoming endangered because of pollution, sedimentation, destructive fishing practices and global climate change. Similarly, he explains the importance of reefs as it provides medicine, an attraction for the tourists generating revenue for the countries and provides seawalls to stop tides and hurricanes. Moreover he gives us suggestions how to solve the problem for the reefs. He tells us to do fishing carefully or look for a safer way to do fishing.