The $1 billion Great Barrier Reef funding is nonsensical. Australians, and their natural wonder, deserve so much better
- Written by: Jon C. Day, PSM, Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University
Tane Sinclair-TaylorToday, the federal government is due to report back to UNESCO on its efforts to protect the Great Barrier Reef. The government’s announcement last week of A$1 billion of additional funding is welcome, but it will do little to allay UNESCO’s concerns.
Climate change is the number one threat to the Great Barrier Reef....