Tuesday, 5 October 2010 (1203 reads) Judy Stewart, Managing Director of the Great Barrier Reef Foundation discusses the dire state of the Barrier Reef with miptalk online, highlighting the upcoming release of a significant research portfolio for the Reef as well as the mobilisation of a new fundraising framework that will bolster the channeling of resources from the corporate sector into research institutions more effectively. |
Thursday, 24 June 2010 (2337 reads) Elephant seals in the Southern Ocean will provide insight to scientists on the impacts of climate change on the Great Barrier Reef. The results will reinforce the value of the Southern Ocean as an early warning system for the corals and other species on the Great Barrier Reef, which are particulary sensitive to even small change in water temperature and pH. The earlier we know what changes are occuring, the more effectively we can respond. |
Monday, 21 December 2009 (2339 reads) The article “Scientists 'crying wolf’ over coral” claimed to have exposed a deep division in the scientific community as to whether climate change poses a threat to the Great Barrier Reef. This is wrong. |
Sunday, 9 August 2009 (1932 reads) Climate change cost to the Great Barrier Reef $37.7 billion |
Tuesday, 28 July 2009 (1587 reads) In its tenth year, the Great Barrier Reef Foundation is proud to announce the launch of a new science prize for a young Australian postgraduate. |
Wednesday, 17 June 2009 (1671 reads) Students from Mansfield High School are leading the way in the challenge to save the Great Barrier Reef. |
Friday, 17 April 2009 (890 reads) The Great Barrier Reef Foundation, through its International Scientific Advisory Committee, has brought together a diverse group of experts representing a unique and ground-breaking approach to dealing with the threat of climate change on coral reefs. |
Friday, 27 March 2009 (1298 reads) In response to the imminent threat of climate change to Australia’s iconic coral reefs, the Great Barrier Reef Foundation, in collaboration with University of Queensland, launches Whiteout, a new public awareness campaign specifically targeting Queensland school students. |
Monday, 9 February 2009 (1395 reads) Already in strong partnership with the University of Queensland, GBRF is positioned to continue its support for essential research into the Great Barrier Reef to ensure its survival in the future. |
Monday, 3 November 2008 (1094 reads) The Coral Reef Targeted Research & Capacity Building Project (CRTR) responds directly to Dr Sale’s call to action to make the coral reef eco-systems of the world sustainable through management, which is directly informed by targeted research. |
Monday, 27 October 2008 (1319 reads) The Great Barrier Reef will start losing coral and fish species within twenty years according to results published today in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. |
Thursday, 16 October 2008 (851 reads) The swift response from governments across the world to the ongoing financial crisis should be replicated when it comes to climate change, Chairman of the Great Barrier Reef Foundation and Chairman of Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Dr John Schubert said today. |
Friday, 19 September 2008 (755 reads) Hundreds of new kinds of animals have surprised international researchers who have been systematically exploring waters off two islands on the Great Barrier Reef and a reef off northwestern Australia, waters long familiar to divers. |
Friday, 1 August 2008 (791 reads) Judy Stewart, the managing director of thr Great Barrier Reef foundation, is watching the BHP Billiton hostile bid for Rio Tinto with more than a little vested interest. |
Wednesday, 23 July 2008 (833 reads) The federal government's proposed carbon pollution reduction scheme will focus on mitigation and how to control and reduce the amount of emissions we create. As critical as this is, we cannot ignore the importance of environmental adaptation in this equation. |
Wednesday, 21 May 2008 (841 reads) The search for solutions to save the Great Barrier Reef from climate change received a major boost today. Professor Ove Hoegh‐Guldberg, Director of The University of Queensland’s Centre for Marine Studies, was today awarded the $1.25 million Premier’s Smart State Fellowship by Premier Anna Bligh. |
Monday, 31 March 2008 (821 reads) Knowledge of life on coral reefs will be boosted from 2 April 2008 when a team of scientists led by AIMS heads for Lizard Island, north of Cairns, for the first CReefs Australian expedition. |
Monday, 17 December 2007 (774 reads) New research showing coral reefs are at serious risk from the twin threats of global warming and rising ocean acidity levels means we must redouble research efforts to help save the Great Barrier Reef, the Great Barrier Reef Foundation said today. |
Wednesday, 29 August 2007 (801 reads) A new community-business partnership will support a comprehensive study of life on Australia’s coral reefs. BHP Billiton, the Great Barrier Reef Foundation and the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) have developed a partnership which will allow three Australian reef sites to be studied as part of a global research initiative, to document and assess the diversity of coral reef ecosystems. |
Tuesday, 22 May 2007 (929 reads) The future of Great Barrier Reef is in good hands. Vicki Montague talks with Judy Stewart about her role as a CEO of the Great Barrier Reef Foundation. |