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Great Barrier Reef sees fragile coral comeback
Parts of Australia's beleaguered Great Barrier Reef now have the highest levels of coral cover seen in decades, a government report said Thursday, suggesting the aquatic wonder could survive given the chance.
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Australia to Fund Great Barrier Reef Restoration and Protection
BBC - Australia has pledged A$500 million (£275m; $379m) to protect the World Heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef.
In recent years, the reef has lost 30% of its coral due to bleaching linked to rising sea temperatures and damage from crown-of-thorns starfish.
The funding will be used to reduce the runoff of agricultural pesticides and improve water quality.
Great Barrier Reef a $42 billion asset 'too big to fail'
Australia's under-pressure Great Barrier Reef is an asset worth Aus$56 billion (US$42 billion) and as an ecosystem and economic driver is "too big to fail," a study said on June 26.
Vinegar offers hope in Barrier Reef starfish battle
Coral-munching crown-of-thorns starfish can be safely killed by common household vinegar, scientists revealed April 27 in a discovery that offers hope for Australia's struggling Great Barrier Reef.