Great Barrier Grief
Multimedia - Video: Clip (eg. AVI, MOV)
31 Oct 2011
The Great Barrier Reef is one of the great natural wonders of the world. Thirty years ago, Australia willingly made the Reef a World Heritage Area. That listing was intended to protect the Reef. Any changes to its management, or developments that might affect it, should be notified in advance to the World Heritage Committee. 45 min video and transcript. In this report, Marian Wilkinson travels to Queensland to assess claims that at least six major port developments - either being planned or currently underway - could potentially put the Reef in jeopardy and destroy industries, like fishing, that rely on their proximity to it.
Author: Hichens, C.
Related Topics: Northeast Australian Shelf - Great Barrier Reef LME
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