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8 photos that reveal the local impacts of climate change
Climate change is not a faraway nightmare. It’s real, it’s here, and it’s changing the way humans live. We’re seeing the effects all around us – polar ice melting, sea level rising and extreme weather events. On March 13 and 14, Cyclone Pam tore through the island nations of Vanuatu, Kiribati, Tuvalu and the…
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Queensland government must learn lessons from doomed coal port
Press release – 27 April, 2015Gladstone, April 28, 2015 – The lacklustre demand for the Wiggins Island coal port cannot be glossed over by today’s long delayed first shipment and the Queensland government should reject new coal port developments along the Great Barrier Reef, Greenpeace says.The new Wiggins Island Coal Export Terminal (WICET) in Gladstone…
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We have less than a week to Save the Reef
Can you imagine a world without our Great Barrier Reef? Right now, We have a big decision to make. The Australian government will soon choose a future with coal, or a future with the Great Barrier Reef. What we do in the next 7 days can change the course of the world’s greatest reef. The…
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Reef dredging still not OK
Press release – 19 April, 2015Brisbane, 17 April: The Queensland Government’s referral of yet another dredging and dumping proposal for Abbot Point should be thrown out, says Greenpeace.The proposal will see dredging in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area and the dumping of dredge spoil next to the Reef and the Caley Valley Wetlands.…
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Explore the underwater beauty of the Great Barrier Reef through Google Street View
If you’ve ever been diving in the Great Barrier Reef, you know why it’s a natural wonder revered all around the world. The Reef is a massive, vibrant, diverse underwater gem. It’s full of life and colour – and it needs your help. Right now, the Great Barrier Reef has a UNESCO World Heritage…
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French banks reject Reef destruction, refuse to finance Galilee coal projects
Press release – 8 April, 2015Sydney, April 8 2015 – Australia’s four largest banks should follow the lead set by three of France’s biggest banks and rule out financing the controversial Carmichael coal mining project in Queensland, Greenpeace Australia says.Greenpeace said the decision by BNP Paribas, Credit Agricole and Societe Generale to withhold funding for…
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Have your say on Reef dumping here!
Right now, there are some sinister plans underway for our Reef. Indian coal giant Adani is hoping to get approval to dredge in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area for their Carmichael megamine project. They wanted to dump all their spoil in the Marine Park, but people like you and I spoke out and…
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Government unveils Reef 2050 plan: experts react
Barbara Norman, University of Canberra; Iain McCalman, University of Sydney, and Terry Hughes, James Cook University On Saturday the federal and Queensland governments released the Reef 2050 Long-Term Sustainability Plan, which outlines key measures to safeguard the Great Barrier Reef over the next 35 years. The plan identifies targets and actions to protect the reef’s…
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The Reef is fine – except it’s not
The Australian government is running a PR campaign to convince the world that the Great Barrier Reef is fine – most recently inviting international journalists to take a guided tour of the Reef. | With a 50% decline in coral cover since 1985, we reckon there are some important parts of the story they’re leaving…
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Abbott’s 2050 Reef Plan woefully inadequate, say Greenpeace
Press release – 20 March, 2015Hamilton Island, 21 March 2015: Prime Minister Tony Abbott has released a weak plan that will not save the Great Barrier Reef, says Greenpeace.“The Abbott Government’s 2050 Reef Plan appears to be a roadmap to Great Barrier grief – not a roadmap to recovery,” says Greenpeace campaigner Jessica Panegyres. “This…