5th mass bleaching event on the Great Barrier Reef in 8 years
The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia is deeply concerned by the official declaration of another mass coral bleaching event on the Great Barrier Reef – the...
8 March 2024
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Reef bleaches again as new report shows Australia to “blow emissions budget by double”
The heartbreak of yet another significant coral bleaching event on the Great Barrier Reef comes as new research shows Australia is set to “blow its emissions...
18 March 2022
Reef authority confirms mass coral bleaching event hitting the Great Barrier Reef
New aerial surveys show a mass coral bleaching event is now occurring on the Great Barrier Reef with some southern areas, which dodged the 2016 and 2017...
26 March 2020
First photos of 2020 coral bleaching
Scientists fear these images of heat stressed, bleached coral at Lizard Island on the Great Barrier Reef could be the start of another mass bleaching event.
21 February 2020
Australia’s Reef report to UNESCO – how to avoid “in danger” listing
Conservationists have urged the Australian government to ramp up actions to protect the Great Barrier Reef in a crucial report due to be submitted to UNESCO by...
29 November 2019
WWF welcomes passing of Reef regs
WWF-Australia welcomed today’s passing of laws through the Queensland Parliament that strengthen protection for the Great Barrier Reef by regulating minimum...
19 September 2019
Official outlook for the Great Barrier Reef downgraded to “very poor”
The official outlook for the Great Barrier Reef has gone from “poor” to “very poor”.
30 August 2019
AIMS says Great Barrier Reef coral decline “unparalleled” in 30+ years of monitoring
The WWF-Australia today said stronger climate action is urgently needed in response to a disturbing new report on the health of the Great Barrier Reef. AIMS...
11 July 2019
Starfish could combine with bleaching in ‘perfect storm’ of Reef destruction
Scientists fear the combination of persistent coral eating crown-of-thorns starfish outbreaks and more frequent coral bleaching are a ‘perfect storm’ that...
9 January 2019
WWF: revised Reef 2050 Plan exposes Australia on climate change
WWF-Australia welcomed the increased focus on climate change – including the devastating consecutive coral bleaching events in 2016 and 2017 – in the revised...
20 July 2018
Tree-clearing impact ignored in the Reef report card
WWF-Australia is calling for the impact of tree-clearing to be included in future Reef health assessments and for excessive tree clearing to be stopped.
27 October 2017
WWF: major flaws in Reef report card
"It beggars belief to say the Reef improved following devastating mass bleaching mortality."
24 October 2017