The Great Barrier Reef Foundation funds research that protects and preserves the Great Barrier Reef, particularly in the face of climate change.
The Foundation plays a critical role in strategically engaging the private sector in supporting research that protects and preserves the Reef. The private sector in Australia has an important part to play, adding its resources and voice to the quest to protect and preserve the Great Barrier Reef.
Through its growing project portfolio, the Great Barrier Reef Foundation provides ‘a way in’ for business and philanthropy to invest in the Reef’s future. Working in partnership with business, government and philanthropy, the Great Barrier Reef Foundation promotes a strategic, collaborative and coordinated approach to Reef research and increases the pool of funding available to investigate and address the threats to the Great Barrier Reef.
With its business-focused Board, the Foundation is uniquely positioned to understand the drivers for business engagement in scientific research on the Reef.
Successful project investments also require close collaboration with the scientific community and the support of the institutions that study and manage the Reef. Consequently, the Foundation looks to its International Science Advisory Committee (ISAC) to advise and support it in the development and implementation of research projects.
Within this context, the ISAC has set its Research Vision to be: A resilient Reef successfully adapting to climate change. The Vision links effectively with Great Barrier Reef Foundation’s ZooX FundTM; its ‘climate defence fund’ and the primary fundraising vehicle of the Great Barrier Reef Foundation into the future.
Business engagement is underpinned by programs such as the Chairman’s Panel and ZooX Ambassador Program which the Foundation runs in order to raise awareness about its work and the links between coral reefs, climate change and sustainability in business.