The Great Barrier Reef (GBR)

It is one of the world's natural wonders, covering an area larger than Italy and drawing nearly 2 million tourists every year to boat, swim, snorkel and dive amid its elaborate flora and fauna. It generates some $6 billion in revenue for Australia annually which equates to about 19 Airbus A380’s or 1,333 Lamborghini Veneno roadsters at 4.5 Million each, and the great barrier reef provides employment to more than 50,000 people- enough to almost fill Adelaide oval. It's also one of the planet's most fragile ecosystems, home to more than 11,000 species that live, if not necessarily in harmony, in a careful

The GBRMPA as an organisation strives to protect the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park by ensuring all human interactions with the reef are ecologically sustainable and maintain it’s natural

The Great Barrier Reef is one of the most beloved regions of the world but due to recent human activity in surrounding areas and subsequent sediment delivery, coral and seagrass habits within are being negatively impacted. Extending 2000km along the North-eastern Australian coast (Brodie et al., 2007), the Great Barrier Reef is a major source of income for Northern Australia and fuels the growth of local businesses. As industrialization in areas adjacent to the Great Barrier Reef lagoon have increased since European settlement (McCulloch et al., 2003), the need for more resources to compensate for human population has led to harmful land practices such as overstocking and deforestation for cattle grazing inland. These are causing a significant

has risen to around 3.2 millimetres per year, although it does vary from year to

Environmental sustainability refers to the ability to maintain the qualities that are valued in the physical environment (Sutton, 2004). Threats to these features of the environment mean that there is a risk that these will not be maintained (Sutton, 2004). For example, damage that is done to the natural environment can generate threats of serious decline in quality or destruction (Sutton, 2004). The Great Barrier Reef in Australia is one of the seven wonders of the world, however, it is slowly facing decline. Threats to the Great Barrier Reef include climate change, coral bleaching, a major outburst of the Crown-of-thorns starfish and tourism. The Australian Government’s response to the recommendations of the United Nations Educational, Scientific

The Great Barrier Reef is a vast organic structure that has existed longer than man. It has always been present underneath the water surface near the coast of Australia, harboring many different types of sea creatures. Over the past few decades, the reef has slowly been dying. Humans have been negatively affecting it for a while now, although they may not have known it at that time. We, as humans, have the duty to correct our mistake and take responsibility for our actions by doing everything in our power to nourish and tend to the reef. Governments all across the globe have come together to collaborate and discuss what they can do to save the reef from extinction. Many solutions have been talked about and some have been put into place, but the effects of these won’t be seen until a number of years later. We must wait and hope that our ignorance up until this point won’t destroy an iconic landmark before we can try and save it.

The Great Barrier Reef is slowly dying sometimes because of humans. The species of animals and plants and in danger. Some of the factors that are causing it to die can’t be stopped like natural disasters. But the pollution can be prevented. The Great Barrier Reef is the biggest reef in the world and we need to protect it from dying

The mission is called CORAL and it “...combines aerial surveys using imaging spectrometer technology…with ‘in-water validation’ provided by CSIRO and the University of Queensland” (“NASA begins study of the Great Barrier Reef” 1). A:Dr. Tim Malthus, research leader of CSIRO’s coastal monitoring, modeling, and informatics group, believes that a larger understanding of the reef will help researchers gain a better understanding of how it can be protected (“NASA begins study of the Great Barrier Reef” 2). E: CORAL is unlike any research done ever before because it will study the health of corals in the Torres Strait along with surveying large sections of the reef (“NASA begins study of the Great Barrier Reef” 2). Dr Tim Malthus stated that the Torres Strait is a “complex high tide area that has been historically less studied “ and by researching it, scientists might gain more information about the causes of decline in that area. In order to gain this unstudied data, CORAL will describe coral reef condition and measure three key places of reef health where data is currently limited: composition, primary productivity,

The Australian Government acknowledge that ocean acidification is one of the highest risk factors to the Great Barrier Reef and have documented their plans to reduce this threat to the reef in the Reef 2050 Long-Term Sustainability Plan (Commonwealth of Australia, 2015). The Australian Government and the Queensland Government are working in partnership to fund projects and apply laws that will sustain this World heritage area. These projects include the Green Climate Fund which targets emissions reduction and the $2.55 billion pledge towards the Emissions Reduction Fund which creates positive incentives to cut emissions (Commonwealth of Australia, 2015). However, only time and the continual monitoring of the reef by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park will provide evidence of whether this funding will reduce ocean acidification to sustain the future of the

As the Great Barrier Reef (GBR)in Australia is the natural heritage, whose ecosystem is subject to

I am writing to you in regards to the situation occurring in and around the Great Barrier Reef. Tourism has been an ongoing point of discussion in the Great Barrier Reef area. Acknowledging that tourism can be a healthy and positive thing it can also have a negative impact. Such negative impacts include construction, boats and fishing, water activities, and interaction with wildlife. All these factors are major contributors to the welfare as well as the possible diminish of the Reef at the same time, and so need to be dealt with carefully.

The Great Barrier Reef (GBR) is located off the coast Queensland, Australia and stretches over 1800 miles. The reef is home to around 1500 species of tropical fish, and over 400 kinds of coral. This is a species diversity playground for many biologists. There is also a major concern that is upon the reef.

According to “Great Barrier Reef Is Imperiled, Much of It Dying or Dead”, published March, 16, 2017, Australia’s coral reefs were believed to be under tremendous danger; however, scientific evidence has now solidified that prediction. Over three-fourths of the reefs off the coast are dead despite the slim chance of recovery. This event has impacted not only the ecosystem, but society and researchers as well.

In the Great Barrier Reef, the debris of sediments, nutrients and pesticides used for farming purposes pollute the water which causes damage to many coral and seagrass species. To reduce the effects of water pollution, an individual can make simple switches in their day to day life. They can use environmentally friendly fertilisers and cleaners instead of harsh chemicals on their lawns and in sinks and drains.

The purpose of this report is to evaluate the Murray Darling Basin Authority's Basin Plan (MDBA Basin Plan) revised in 2012 and the recommendations made by Wentworth Group as well as the comments made by regional industry and development groups and state governments. The previous version of this plan (the one released in 2010) has not met the its targets and has been criticized for overemphasis on meeting environmental targets made the Wentworth Group of Scientists rather than considering regional social and economic issues. The revised plan focuses more on socio- economic impacts, salinity and