Protecting the Great Barrier Reef
16 February 2008: Unauthorised clearing of native forest posed a risk to the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area by exposing marine waters to increased soil runoff and sediment build up. As a result, property owners at Clarks Cove on the Whitsunday Coast (adjacent to the Heritage Area) are now required by the Environment Minister to stabilise and revegetate up to 17 hectares of land that was cleared without approval of the Commonwealth of Australia. 
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Filipino students call for action
7 February 2008: Students attending the recent Future Leaders Forum at the University of Queensland have added their voice to the call for urgent action to address the impact of climate change on coral reefs and their ecosystems.
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International Year of the Reef 2008
29 December 2007: The ICRI International Year of the Reef 2008 is a worldwide campaign to raise awreness about the value and importance of coral reefs and the threats to their sustainability, and to motivate people to take action to protect them.
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Its official: the 'carbon crisis' is lethal for coral reefs
14 December 2007: In a paper published today in the prestigous international journal Science Magazine, 17 eminent marine scientists reveal that world leaders face a race against time in preparing coral reefs, and the coastal communities dependent upon them for the inevitable impact of rising levels of carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere.
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