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Milford Sound, New Zealand is a strict marine reserve (Category Ia).. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) defines a protected area as: [12] [13]. A clearly defined geographical space, recognised, dedicated and managed, through legal or other effective means, to achieve the long-term conservation of nature with associated ecosystem services and cultural values.
The Great Barrier Reef has long been known to and used by the Aboriginal Australian and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and is an important part of local groups' cultures and spirituality. [citation needed] [clarification needed] The first European to sight the Great Barrier Reef was James Cook in 1770, who sailed and mapped the east coast of ...
The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA), which is responsible for managing the park, does not consider grey water or exhaust cleaning by-products to be waste under the existing ...
The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) is responsible for the care and protection of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park.It uses a range of tools to manage the marine park including Acts and Regulations, zoning plan, plans of management, traditional owner agreements, partnerships, stewardship and best practice, education, research and monitoring and reporting.
Unfortunately, the Great Barrier Reef is still vulnerable, as in the southern region it decreased from 38% to 34%. The reef has been suffering from a large amount of ocean bleaching due to the ...
During the International Year of the Reef in 2018 the Turnbull government announced a AUD$443 million grant to the foundation. The purpose of the grant [5] is to achieve significant, measurable improvement in the health of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area in accordance with the Reef 2050 [6] framework and underpinned by innovation, science and community engagement:
The Great Barrier Reef accounts for around 10% of the world’s coral reef ecosystems. The network of more than 2,500 reefs covers 348,000 square kilometers (134,000 square miles).
The Great Barrier Reef - largest coral reef system in the world, Queensland, Australia; The Belize Barrier Reef - second largest in the world, stretching from southern Quintana Roo, Mexico and all along the coast of Belize down to the Bay Islands of Honduras. The Red Sea Coral Reef - located off the coast of Egypt and Saudi Arabia.