Morrison promises extra $1 billion to save the Great Barrier Reef | Rob Harris
An extra $1 billion will be poured into saving the Great Barrier Reef from climate change and growing environmental threats as the federal government moves to protect tens of thousands of tourism jobs and bolster its green credentials in an election year.
The new funding will support the deployment of new technology, water management practices reducing threats from Crown of Thorns Starfish, protect key species and prevent illegal fishing. It includes coral seeding, the development of heat-resistant coral and climate adaptation work with turtles and other marine species.
“This is already the best managed reef in the world and today we take our commitment to a new level.”The government agency that oversees the Great Barrier Reef has warned it is at risk of another summer of coral bleaching as the major parties prepare for an election campaign heavily centred on several north Queensland seats with local economies that rely on the tourism sector.
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