Great Barrier Reef

Bleached coral is photographed on Australia's Great Barrier Reef near Port Douglas

UNESCO Keeps Great Barrier Reef Off “In Danger” List

Colin Packham and Benjamin Cooper 06/07/2017

The decision allows Australia's conservative government to dodge political...

FILE PHOTO -- Oliver Lanyon takes photographs and notes during an inspection of the reef's condition in an area called the 'Coral Gardens' located at Lady Elliot Island

Australia Needs to Do More to Protect Reef, Says UNESCO

Reuters 03/06/2017

The reef is facing a number of threats, including...

Supplied image of a scientist assessing coral mortality on Zenith Reef on the Great Barrier Reef in Australia

Scientists Record Biggest Ever Coral Die-Off on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef

Tom Westbrook 29/11/2016

Warm seas around Australia's Great Barrier Reef have killed...

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Infinite in All Directions: the Killer Lake, Whistling in the Caribbean and Re-flooding Chennai

Vasudevan Mukunth 27/06/2016

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Peter Gash (L), owner and manager of the Lady Elliot Island Eco Resort, snorkels with Oliver Lanyon and Lewis Marshall, Senior Rangers in the Great Barrier Reef region for the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service, during an inspection of the reef's condition in an area called the 'Coral Gardens' located at Lady Elliot Island in Queensland, Australia, June 11, 2015. Credit: Reuters/David Gray/Files

Mass Coral Bleaching Threatens Future of Great Barrier Reef

Colin Packham 31/05/2016

Scientists said UNESCO may reconsider its decision not to...

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UNESCO Report Overlooks Vulnerable World Heritage Sites

Rob Souter 29/05/2016

The report warns of risks from climate change and...