Great Barrier Reef
Discussion paper
Banking against the Reef: climate change and funding for the Great Barrier Reef
This paper explores the fossil fuel divestment movement and, on the other side of the coin, the fossil free investment movement. In addition to the benefit of aligning investments with an organisation’s purpose, it finds the returns available on local and international fossil free investment indices to be competitive, if not superior, to standard investment...
Strategy
Reef 2050 long-term sustainability plan - July 2018
This updated reef plan, released by the Australian and Queensland governments, is the overarching framework for protecting and managing the Great Barrier Reef until 2050.
Report
Lethal consequences: climate change impacts on the Great Barrier Reef
This report shows how the Great Barrier Reef could be hit with repeat coral bleaching events every two years by 2034, under current greenhouse gas pollution rates.
Report
Follow-up of managing water quality in Great Barrier Reef catchments
This follow-up audit examines whether departments have effectively implemented the recommendations made in Managing water quality in Great Barrier Reef catchments.
Strategy
Great Barrier Reef: Partnerships for the future
Like reefs all over the world, the Great Barrier Reef is under pressure. A big challenge demands a big response and, during the International Year of the Reef 2018, the Australian government is investing an additional half a billion dollars in its health and resilience.