Farming seaweed, changing ocean chemistry, breeding corals and restoring mangroves could help fight climate change – if assessed and managed responsibly.
- ARC Laureate Professor, The University of Melbourne and James Cook University, The University of Melbourne
Coral restoration is, at best, a feel-good measure – and at worst, a dangerous distraction from climate action.
National governments are using political lobbying and empty symbolic efforts to stave off an “in danger” listing for their World Heritage sites.
When environmental needs outstrip government funds, people power steps up.
The Great Barrier Reef is in crisis, as a second wave of coral bleaching hits. But the system of bodies and laws that protect it are getting more complicated – and less productive.
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