Tuesday, May 1, 2018

Australia is investing over $377 million to protect and restore the Great Barrier Reef

The Great Barrier Reef provides $6.4 billion AUD to the economies of Australia and Australian state Queensland — and now the Australian government aims to protect that asset with what they said was the largest ever single investment in the reef. They'll pour over $500 million AUD, or around $377 million, into "the planet's greatest living wonder" — which is at risk. "protect thousands of jobs, improve water quality, tackle coral-eating crown-of-thorns starfish and implement scientific...

from Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building https://inhabitat.com/australia-is-investing-over-377-million-to-protect-and-restore-the-great-barrier-reef
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