Tag: reef
Australia: $130 million plan to protect Great Barrier Reef
The Australian government announced on 23 August 2024 a new initiative to protect the Great Barrier Reef, the world’s largest coral reef and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The new…
China conducts military exercise near disputed Scarborough Reef with Philippines
China announced on Wednesday, August 7, that it would conduct a military exercise in the South China Sea near Scarborough Reef. This islet controlled by Beijing is claimed by Manila,…
Manila says it has reached an ‘arrangement’ with Beijing over the disputed Second Thomas Reef
According to the Philippine Foreign Ministry, Manila and Beijing have agreed to facilitate the resupply of Philippine troops at the disputed Second Thomas Reef in the Spratly Islands. The rusting…
the Great Barrier Reef suffers the worst bleaching episode ever observed
Among the victims of the global wave of coral bleaching, the largest and most famous coral reef in the world, the Great Barrier Reef which runs along the Australian east…
Coral reef survival threatened by new mass bleaching
This is a new alert for the survival of corals. According to the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Observation Agency, the world is currently experiencing a massive episode of…
The Great Barrier Reef is undergoing another “mass bleaching”
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is undergoing a process of “mass bleaching”, a deterioration caused by climate change, authorities announced on Friday. 1 min “ We know that the greatest threat…
The “REEF”, cinema festival and walks in Akkar
Direction Lebanon, where takes place until Monday, September 4, in Akkar, the isolated and rural north of the country, a festival which offers cinema and nature walks. This is the…
the Great Barrier Reef soon to be recognized as heritage in danger?
Victim of global warming, the Great Barrier Reef, which runs along the north-east of Australia, could find itself on the list of World Heritage in Danger. This is at least…
Small comeback for the Great Barrier Reef
Parts of the Unesco World Heritage site are now showing the highest levels of coral cover in 36 years, according to the Australian Marine Institute. According to the researchers, the…
An important intact coral reef discovered in Tahiti
A coral reef resembling a giant rose garden has been discovered in Tahiti. Its location and state of health intrigue researchers and offer new perspectives for coral conservation. You will…