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New report calls for urgent action on Great Barrier Reef

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The federal government has developed the Reef 2050 Long-Term Sustainability Plan, however scientists say this response is inadequate. Scientists are calling on the government to address the major stressors on the reef, including mining – as Indian mining giant Adani attempts to build the biggest coal mine in the nearby Galilee Basin – and what is described as ‘the elephant in the room’ climate change.

Leading coral reef scientists have released a report looking at the future of the Great Barrier Reef. The report found that the current damage to the reef can be reversed if the government acts now.

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Tuesday, April 7 2015

Produced By Rachelle Alchin

Featured in storyJon Brodie, Chief Research Scientist at the Centre for Tropical Water & Aquatic Ecosystem Research at James Cook University

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New report calls for urgent action on Great Barrier Reef

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