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Great Barrier ReefArchive of news articles on external web sites. For mongabay-specific articles, please see http://www.mongabay.com/xml-list.html
Helping sick children smile - 27 Sep 2008 Sunshine Coast Daily,Sarah, who wanted to visit the Great Barrier Reef and catch up with the friends she met while in hospital. Tayla, whose cherished wish was to visit the Gold A Working Life Beneath the Waves - 27 Sep 2008 Wall Street JournalThe phenomenon, discovered in 1982 in the Great Barrier Reef off Australia, occurs when large corals suddenly release thousands of bead-size bundles of eggs Supercar fantasy drives don't come cheap - 27 Sep 2008 Calgary Herald,..."It is like skydiving or diving on the Great Barrier Reef, it is something that you might only do once, but I will remember this day forever," said Nick Distance no barrier to reef care - Sep 22, 2008 NEWS.com.au,These are located at two sites, Heron and One Tree islands, in the southern part of the Great Barrier Reef near Gladstone. Ancient underwater reef found in Australian outback - Sep 22, 2008 Times Online,A 650-million-year-old underwater reef, 10 times higher than the Great Barrier Reef, has been discovered in the middle of Australia's outback. Gateway to the Great Barrier Reef - Sep 23, 2008 Easier (press release),Gateway to the Great Barrier Reef, the pristine waters of Australia’s Whitsundays are also home to award winning racing events and migrating whales as Activists refuse to leave Rudd's office - Sep 21, 2008 Brisbane Times,Seeking to draw attention to the plight of the Great Barrier Reef, 13 Brisbane residents entered the PM's office at 10.45am. They are still inside, Brutal truth of climate change - Sep 8, 2008 NEWS.com.au,To do so would expose them to the criticism that their policies would not save the Great Barrier Reef and a host of other ecosystems. Development halted to investigate impact on Australia's reef - Sep 4, 2008 Radio Australia,Work has been suspended on a resort development near Australia's Great Barrier Reef because of environmental concerns. [Reuters] Australia's environment Make Coral Sea 'marine protected area' - Sep 9, 2008 The Age,Marine researchers said the Coral Sea, which covers one million square kilometres bordering the Great Barrier Reef, should become a non-fishing area to The fineprint on the headstone - Sep 23, 2008 ABC Regional Online,It is against this global backdrop that Queensland has proposed to start a dedicated shark fishery including the waters of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Just a village boy trying to use common sense - Sep 24, 2008 Matangi Tonga,I find it hard to fathom that gold is found on land in Australia but the Great Barrier Reef has none. Will Nautilus Minerals ever ask for a permit to 100s of new creatures found on Australian reefs - Sep 18, 2008 The Associated PressThe Australian researchers conducted three expeditions, one each in the waters off the Great Barrier Reef's Lizard and Heron islands, and one in the Students to guard the Great Barrier Reef - Sep 1, 2008 Power Boat - World,Dr Bay said that she believed children want the Great Barrier Reef protected for the future. 'Education programs like the Reef Guardian Program will place High-Temperature Tolerance in Corals - Sep 23, 2008 CO2 Science Magazine,Bleaching of corals on the Great Barrier Reef: differential susceptibilities among taxa. Coral Reefs 19: 155-163. Maynard, JA, Anthony, KRN, Marshall, 'Crunch time for Barrier Reef' - Sep 1, 2008 Brisbane Times,There are grave doubts that the Great Barrier Reef can continue to attract tourists worth $6 billion-a-year to Queensland, a coral specialist told the Much less of the flock together - Sep 23, 2008 Sydney Morning Herald,Seabirds in tropical areas, such as along the Great Barrier Reef, have declined because of rising sea temperatures and increasing extreme El Nino weather Future of Cairns resort in builders' hands, says Garrett - Sep 14, 2008 ABC Online,Mr Garrett suspended construction for the resort last week because of concerns about sediment run-off into the Great Barrier Reef. Head to the Land Down Under - Sep 12, 2008 MSNBCGuided tours of Sydney and Melbourne, a boat excursion to the Great Barrier Reef, airport transfers and 13 meals, including a lunch cruise on the Sydney Technology our best bet on climate change - Sep 26, 2008 The West Australian,Can anything we do save the Great Barrier Reef from global warming? Does it make any difference if the ETS starts in 2010 or 2012? Will China and India deny Govt provides $7.5m reef funding boost - Sep 13, 2008 Sydney Morning Herald,The federal government will provide an additional $7.5 million to help protect The Great Barrier Reef. The funding comes in addition to the $23 million Scientists urge fishing ban in Coral Sea - Sep 15, 2008 Radio Australia,The proposal would create the world's largest heritage park - three times the size of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. But the commercial fishing Garrett wants review of fin fishery - Sep 21, 2008 The Age,..."I want to be assured that the World Heritage values of the Great Barrier Reef are adequately protected." Mr Garrett said the review would ensure the Push for organic crops - Sep 24, 2008 Donnybrook Bridgetown Mail,...nutrient efficiency, especially nitrogen and phosphorous, and also reduces soil loss and nutrient run off into our rivers and the Great Barrier Reef. Ancient reef find 'may push back evolution' - Sep 22, 2008 ABC Science Online,The ancient reef, which is now exposed on the surface, was 10 times higher than the Great Barrier Reef, and consisted partly of stromatolites, Journey to the coral reef - Sep 13, 2008 Sunday Times.lk,The blue tang (Paracanthurus hepatus) lives throughout the Indian Ocean and West Pacific, and is found on nearly the entire length of the Great Barrier Reef Farm group backs reef run-off protection funds - Sep 14, 2008 ABC Online,The Queensland Farmers Federation (QFF) has welcomed a $7.5 million funding boost to protect the Great Barrier Reef from water run-off along along the coast At one with the ocean - Sep 23, 2008 New Straits Times,...“I once stayed on a boat in Great Barrier Reef in Australia for four days, doing nothing but sleeping, eating and diving. It was heaven. Saving Climate Could Doom Coral - Sep 23, 2008 Daily GreenThe Great Barrier Reef is among the world's greatest reefs, but it is not immune to global warming, and could disappear this century. Whitsundays ghost ship up for sale - Sep 24, 2008 Melbourne Herald Sun,The 10.6m catamaran was found drifting unmanned and under sail off the Great Barrier Reef. Despite an exhaustive air and sea search and a privately funded Researchers look to protect iconic reef - Sep 10, 2008 Environmental Data Interactive,Water quality around the Great Barrier Reef has been declining largely as a result of sediment and chemical run-off from farming which drains into the Tully Barrier Reef's rescue ramped up - Sep 15, 2008 North Queensland Register,The Great Barrier Reef will benefit from an additional $7.5 million in funding through the Federal Government’s Caring for our Country initiative. Sharks eat baby whales off Australia - Sep 8, 2008 The Age,One of nine great white sharks to have GPS-linked tags attached this year, a 3.5m specimen nicknamed Thomas, migrated to Australia's Great Barrier Reef. Abu Dhabi's coastal treasure - Sep 3, 2008 The National,He characterised the area as “roughly analogous� to Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, though not as large (the total area of Abu Dhabi’s marine territorial Cane industry claims environmental achievements - Sep 16, 2008 ABC Online,...which claims fertiliser use in the industry has dropped by 25 per cent in the last decade, reducing runoff onto the Great Barrier Reef. Govt invites comments on Nathan Dam plan - Sep 15, 2008 ABC Online,The project was endorsed by the then-environment minister, but was later overturned amid concerns about the impact on the Great Barrier Reef. Sharks 'benefit' from climate change - Sep 22, 2008 Streem,Hundreds of new water species have been uncovered by researchers across the Great Barrier Reef. A new report shows that some of Australia's most endangered Australia must do better than Garnaut's vision - Sep 17, 2008 ABC Online,..."I have to say the odds are not great for the Great Barrier Reef or the economic base of the Murray-Darling," he said at the launch of the report. Queensland: Chest beating in the tree tops - Sep 14, 2008 New Zealand Herald,...trunk of a mammoth ancient tree, each offering a bird's eye view of the verdant rainforest floor, the lush canopy, and out to the Great Barrier Reef. Amazing Australia - Sep 9, 2008 Daily News & Analysis,It encompasses the rocky red gorges in the North, the surf beaches in the East, the large stretch of the Great Barrier Reef in the North East, Blue on Blue – venue for Magnetic Island Race Week - Sep 5, 2008 Sail World,Positioned in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, Australia’s most popular cruising location, Magnetic Island is an ideal base for exploring the waters of Free to choose annihilation - Sep 10, 2008 Business Spectator,Depressing because he concludes that the Great Barrier Reef, amongst other things, can’t and won’t be saved; magnificent because his approach is The Regency on Spence gears toward the flashpacking segment - Sep 3, 2008 Free press releases (press release),The Reef Fleet Terminal, the jump-off point for trips to the Great Barrier Reef, is just a stroll away from the property. Regency on Spence is the ideal Garnaut sets Australia 2020 emissions target - Sep 4, 2008 Radio Australia,..."I have to say that the odds are not great for the Great Barrier Reef or for the economic base of the communities of the Murray Darling," Professor Garnaut Reef hype harms tourism - Sep 8, 2008 Courier Mail,TOURISM operators reliant on the Great Barrier Reef are battling a new menace they say is as damaging to their businesses as crown of thorns starfish. Rudd throws $100m at new coal climate home - Sep 18, 2008 Streem,Hundreds of new water species have been uncovered by researchers across the Great Barrier Reef. Australia will become the first global nation to launch Meta-population structure in a coralreef fish demonstrated by ... - Sep 14, 2008 7thSpace Interactive (press release),...potential for meta-population dynamics in a direct developing coral reef fish using 283 individuals from 15 reefs on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Port Douglas a little charmer - Sep 18, 2008 Stuff.co.nz,In short, it's where the reef meets the rainforest, where the adventurous can spend a day snorkelling on Great Barrier Reef or exploring the Daintree Foreign Desk: The joy and pain of scuba diving - Sep 15, 2008 Retriever,I love swimming on the Great Barrier Reef and having the freedom to swim up close to the fish, the sea turtles, and the coral. The Blue Water Rally Goes 'Over the Top End' - Aug 31, 2008 Sail World,The Whitsunday area is a particularly beautiful and unspoilt part of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park in the Queensland tropics. [an error occurred while processing this directive] archives | news | XML / RSS feed | featured
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