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Securing the future of the Great Barrier Reef

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  • Terry P. Hughes

    (Terry P. Hughes and Jon C. Day are at the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland 4811, Australia)

  • Jon C. Day

    (Terry P. Hughes and Jon C. Day are at the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland 4811, Australia)

  • Jon Brodie

    (Jon Brodie is at the Centre for Tropical Water and Aquatic Ecosystem Research, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland 4811, Australia)

Abstract

The decline of the Great Barrier Reef can be reversed by improvements to governance and management: current policies that promote fossil fuels and economic development of the Reef region need to be reformed to prioritize long-term protection from climate change and other stressors.

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  • Terry P. Hughes & Jon C. Day & Jon Brodie, 2015. "Securing the future of the Great Barrier Reef," Nature Climate Change, Nature, vol. 5(6), pages 508-511, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcli:v:5:y:2015:i:6:d:10.1038_nclimate2604
    DOI: 10.1038/nclimate2604
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    1. Mohammad Bahadori & Chengrong Chen & Stephen Lewis & Juntao Wang & Jupei Shen & Enqing Hou & Mehran Rezaei Rashti & Qiaoyun Huang & Zoe Bainbridge & Tom Stevens, 2023. "The origin of suspended particulate matter in the Great Barrier Reef," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-11, December.
    2. Tazim Jamal & Brian Smith, 2017. "Tourism Pedagogy and Visitor Responsibilities in Destinations of Local-Global Significance: Climate Change and Social-Political Action," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 9(6), pages 1-27, June.
    3. Hamman, Evan & Brodie, Jon & Eberhard, Rachel & Deane, Felicity & Bode, Michael, 2022. "Regulating land use in the catchment of the Great Barrier Reef," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 115(C).

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