Some deeper areas of the Great Barrier Reef are insulated from harmful heat waves—but that protection will be lost if global warming continues, according to new research. High surface temperatures ...

Australia's Great Barrier Reef today becomes the world’s largest network of marine highly protected areas, as a new zoning plan comes into effect. This follows a four-year campaign by WWF. Gland, ...

Conservationists are calling for greater government action to protect the Great Barrier Reef, as a looming El Nino weather system threatens more coral bleaching. In a draft decision, the UNESCO World ...

At the end of the 1960s, there was every expectation the Great Barrier Reef would be drilled for oil. The first gas well had been drilled in Victoria's Bass Strait in 1965 and oil was discovered soon ...

WWF Australia is calling for debate over increased protection of the Great Barrier Reef. Brisbane, Australia - WWF Australia has called for debate over increased protection of the Great Barrier Reef ...

The UN body raised "utmost concern" over the site's declining coral cover after mass bleaching events in 2024 and 2025.

The 48th session of the World Heritage Committee (48COM) took place in Busan from 19 to 29 July.At 48COM, the committee ...

Polluted runoff is still smothering the Great Barrier Reef, our first national assessment of water quality trends in Australian rivers has revealed. The problem on the reef is getting worse, not ...