But the Great Barrier Reef is just one example. What is at stake is not just the World Heritage status of this very special place and not just the livelihoods of the many that depend upon its good ...

The Great Barrier Reef is the world’s largest coral reef system. It stretches over 2,300 kilometres along the coast of Queensland, Australia. Made up of nearly 3,000 reefs and 900 islands ...

but if you were to stay out there all day, you would suffer badly. Narrator: In 2016 and 2017, the Great Barrier Reef was hit with a massive marine heat wave, leading to the longest coral ...

which killed about half of the corals on the Great Barrier Reef, along with many others around the world. "Somewhere between a quarter and a third of all marine species everywhere has some part of ...

In the reef ... Great Barrier Reef as "the Manhattan of marine ecosystems”. Coral reefs are vitally important nursery grounds for fish and other marine life. It’s estimated that 25 percent of ...

Explore the breathtaking Great Barrier Reef, the world's largest coral reef system, stretching along Australia's northeastern coast. This stunning drone footage captures the vibrant coral formations, ...

Dive into the incredible world of Australia's Great Barrier Reef, as Barney discovers creatures that are quirky, crazy and creepy! Watch all your favourite ABC programs on ABC iview. More from ABC We ...

This story appears in the May 2011 issue of National Geographic magazine. Not far beneath the surface of the Coral Sea, where the Great Barrier Reef lives, parrotfish teeth grind against rock ...

Stretching over 1,200 miles, Australia's Great Barrier Reef is the largest structure on Earth built by living organisms. Even for its size, it houses an incredible biodiversity -- literally ...

which killed about half of the corals on the Great Barrier Reef, along with many others around the world. "Somewhere between a quarter and a third of all marine species everywhere has some part of ...

Bleaching of the coral in the Great Barrier Reef, north-east Australia ... conservationists and official government ministers. Not all the reef is open for access by people and industry, this ...