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Here’s What UNESCO Should Have Told Australia
Australia will leave the World Heritage Committee Meeting today with a few lessons on the Great Barrier Reef. Only one should have been emphasized, and that's about mining.
UNESCO Is Examining Australia's Neglect of the Great Barrier Reef
Every July since 2012, UNESCO has threatened to place the Great Barrier Reef on their 'in-danger' list. In Part 1 of our two-part series, we're looking at Australia's efforts to avoid the listing
Belize Drops Proposal for Offshore Oil Drilling on World’s Second Largest Barrier Reef
The Great Mayan Reef wowed Darwin and Cousteau, and was under threat of oil drilling by Belize's government. A civil movement to stop the plan forced Belize to drop its appeals aimed at opening offshore drilling.
The New Plan to Save the Reef Focuses on Water Quality and Not Climate Change
Which is why many experts think it won't work.
We Asked Queensland’s New Environment Minister What He’s Doing for the Reef
With a new Queensland government, the reef is also under new management. We spoke to Environment Minister Steven Miles about dredging, climate change, and feeling optimistic.
What You Need to Know about the Queensland Election
It's all about the economy, there's not much word on the environment or bikie laws, and Tony Abbott has been a complete no-show.
China Has Built a New Base on Top of a Coral Reef
Beijing's ability to enforce its territorial claims over the South China Sea may have just received a boost, with the incredible transformation of a reef into an island military facility.
Military Machines Become Coral Reefs In Glenn Kaino's 'Tank'
Artist Glenn Kaino transforms decommissioned war machines into homes for corals for his contribution to New Orleans's Prospect.3 Biennial.
Is Australia Going to Kill the Great Barrier Reef on Friday?
The largest reef network in the world may be half dead, but Queensland, Australia, needs jobs and Asia needs coal—and coal jobs trump everything.