Australia’s government has pledged hundreds of millions of dollars toward protecting the Great Barrier Reef, in what’s being called the largest single investment in the embattled ecosystem ever. The administration of Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced Sunday it is earmarking more than AU$500 million, or $379 million in U.S. dollars, to protect the reef in partnership with the Great Barrier Reef Foundation. Getty Images/fStop Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s administration is earmarking more than AU$500 million toward protecting the Great Barrier Reef. ullstein bild via Getty Images Crown-of-thorns starfish are a major contributor to coral loss in the Great Barrier Reef. Our elected representatives can not protect the Great Barrier Reef while supporting coal which fuels global warming & is killing our reef.

Source: Huffington Post April 29, 2018 23:26 UTC