Great Barrier Reef Foundation
@GBRFoundation
Saving our Reef for future generations.
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http://www.barrierreef.org 08-02-2016 07:19:20
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It’s official! On #UNWorldOceansDay the Foundation’s landmark initiative Reef Recovery 2030 has been endorsed as a flagship action of the UN Ocean Decade
Read more here: ow.ly/2fnt50F5fY2
#OceanDecade
Great news. A new $3.2 million project to clean up the water flowing down the Herbert River & out to the #GreatBarrierReef lagoon. We'll be working with #graziers , @TheMulloonInst & more thanks to the Aust Govt's #ReefTrust & Great Barrier Reef Foundation. More here: bitly.ws/dFW9
Together with our partners, we’re restoring the critical island habitat, Avoid Island, to protect local ecosystems and save vulnerable species such as the flatback turtle. bit.ly/3xUxKEi
@LendleaseGroup @envirogov Queensland Environment #ReefIslands
Thanks Mike Murphy your purchase is helping us deliver more than 100 Reef-saving projects right now. Find out more here: barrierreef.org Coral Studios
Together with UTS Science and five local tourism operators we’ve already planted the first 5,000 healthy corals on reefs off Cairns and Port Douglas to fast-track their recovery from the effects of climate change. ow.ly/VyAB50E4C6N
@envirogov #ReefTrust David J Suggett
This 1 in 100,000 albino turtle hatchling was found on Lady Elliot Island. Right now, we’re restoring Reef Islands across the #GBR and have increased the turtle nesting habitat on LEI by 125% bit.ly/3cqI3Wy @LendleaseGroup @envirogov Queensland Environment UniSC: University of the Sunshine Coast
.UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 research shows our five Resilient Reef sites are crucial blue carbon ecosystems that play a vital role in the fight against #climatechange . Find out how we’re building the resilience of these critical ecosystems bit.ly/3ewfJoA #WorldHeritage #UNDecade
Great to work with RemoteSensing_UQ global Geomorphic and Benthic habitat mapping team. See the lastest for all Australian shallow tropical Coral Reefs, free download from allencoralatlas.org In partner ship with Asner Lab National Geographic Great Barrier Reef Foundation @planetlabs Allen Coral Atlas, powered by ASU
Meet Jenn Loder - Project Director Community Partnerships Great Barrier Reef Foundation, ReefCitSci Coordinator, and ACSA Management Committee General Member - she believes in the power of #citizenscience as practical grassroots solutions to environmental challenges.
#InternationalWomensDay
Great collaboration between tour operators, scientists and Great Barrier Reef Foundation in Far North Queensland! 🐠
For the 10th year Taronga is working with
Australian Institute of Marine Science and Great Barrier Reef Foundation on the cryopreservation of living cells from high conservation value corals: aims.gov.au/research/spawn….
Tune into abctv tonight for #ReefLiveAU to watch one of the world’s greatest natural events unfold.
#Coralspawning is an incredible event that only happens once a year. That’s why we pioneered Coral IVF to give nature a helping hand to restore damaged reefs.
Find out more about the project: bit.ly/2UkPAxo
Pioneering science delivers new life to the Reef.
Coral IVF is just one of the many techniques we’re using to build the Reef’s ability to bounce back from a growing combination of threats: barrierreef.org/what-we-do/pro…
#coralivf #environment #greatbarrierreef