Australian Government Pledges To Protect Great Barrier Reef
The Australian government pledged to stop coal port or shipping developments that would cause damage to the Great Barrier Reef as it responded to a Friday deadline amid UN warnings that the reef’s conservation status could be downgraded.
Pitcairn Islands’ Underwater Treasures Revealed
The Pew Environment Group and National Geographic have uncovered a spectacular underwater habitat around the Pitcairn Islands, a British Overseas Territory that is home to the Bounty mutineers and their descendents.
Coral Files Reveal Time of First Polynesian Settlements
Polynesia was one of the last places on Earth to be settled by humans, and new techniques reveal that this settlement first occurred within a 16 year window nearly 3000 years ago.
Deepwater Corals May Be Key To Restoring Damaged Reefs
Healthy corals that lie deep below the ocean’s surface may be the key to regenerating parts of Australia’s badly damaged Great Barrier Reef, according to an underwater survey being carried out off the coast of northern Queensland.
Race Is On to Save Sweden’s Only Coral Reef
Despite the frosty scenes its name evokes, Sweden has a coral reef. In fact, it formerly had three, and the last one remaining is in danger of dying out.
What Might Have Caused Recent Increase of Coral Diseases in the Caribbean?
Marine diseases are killing coral populations all over the world, threatening the livelihoods of millions of people who depend on reefs for food and protection from storms. Are these diseases new and unprecedented infections, or do they erupt from the stresses of environmental change?
Half Of The Great Barrier Of Reef Lost In 3 Decades
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is a glittering gem, the world’s largest coral reef ecosystem, chock-full of diverse marine life. But new research shows it is also in steep decline, with half of the reef vanishing in the past 27 years.
Great Barrier Reef Is Heating Up
The waters of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef are getting warmer, satellite measurements show, which spells bad news for the myriad creatures that dwell in this rain forest of the ocean.
Limiting Global Warming To 2 °C Is Unlikely To Save Most Coral Reefs
Coral reefs face severe challenges even if global warming is restricted to the 2 degrees Celsius commonly perceived as safe for many natural and human-made systems.