Environmental threats to the Great Barrier Reef - Wikipedia In March 2022, UNESCO launched a monitoring mission to assess the impact of pollution, fishing, climate change and coral bleaching The report concluded that the Great Barrier Reef should be included on the list of World Heritage in Danger, which would probably have had an impact on tourism
Australias Great Barrier Reef suffers record coral decline . . . SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia's Great Barrier Reef has suffered the largest decline in coral cover in two of its three regions over the last year, research released on Wednesday showed, following a
Ocean acidification in the Great Barrier Reef - Wikipedia Ocean acidification threatens the Great Barrier Reef by reducing the viability and strength of coral reefs The Great Barrier Reef, considered one of the seven natural wonders of the world and a biodiversity hotspot, is located in Australia Similar to other coral reefs, it is experiencing degradation due to ocean acidification
Environmental issues with coral reefs - Wikipedia Even in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area, seafloor trawling for prawns and scallops is causing localized extinction of some coral species [16] "With increased human population and improved storage and transport systems, the scale of human impacts on reefs has grown exponentially
2023–2025 global coral bleaching event - Wikipedia The 2023–2025 global coral bleaching event is an ongoing environmental disaster that represents the most extensive coral bleaching incident in recorded history, affecting approximately 84% of the Earth 's coral reef ecosystems Announced by the International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) in April 2025, the event was the fourth global bleaching event officially documented, and surpassed the