For decades, the Great Barrier Reef has enjoyed World Heritage Status and been synonymous with diving, tourism and with Australia. But in June of this year, UNESCO threatened to downgrade the Great ...

"This is a clear example of how protected areas can also benefit local communities." Scientists make stunning discovery in ...

A recent discovery on the Great Barrier Reef in Australia has revealed unexpected insights into the region’s marine life, ...

In 2016 and 2017, marine heat waves caused by climate change resulted in mass bleaching, which killed about half of the corals on the Great Barrier Reef, along with many others around the world.

Professor Ove Hoegh-Guldberg describes the Great Barrier Reef as "the Manhattan of marine ecosystems”. Coral reefs are vitally important nursery grounds for fish and other marine life.

There’s no real-world data that proves the technique could protect coral. One of the Great Barrier Reef’s 3000 reefs from above.Credit: Janie Barrett Is this work merely fiddling with a fire ...

Skip to content viewer section. Lloyd, Rohan. "'Wealth of the Reef': The Entanglement of Economic and Environmental Values in Early Twentieth Century Representations of the Great Barrier Reef." ...