INDONESIA 300 miles PAPUA NEW GUINEA Solomon Sea Arafura Sea Great Barrier Reef Cairns Coral Sea QUEENSLAND Proposed Adani coal mine AUSTRALIA[What the fight over Adani looks like near the proposed mine.] Mr. Frydenberg said he believed that the reef could overcome its many challenges with help. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyAn additional 100 million Australian dollars ($76 million) would finance reef restoration and adaptation, including ambitious plans that amount to growing more resilient corals in laboratories. [How scientists are trying to save the Great Barrier Reef with assisted evolution.] “We welcome the investment in the #GBR, particularly funding for science to support reef resilience and adaptation, but the science advises us the #GBR is highly vulnerable to climate change,” the academy said a statement on Twitter, using a hashtag to refer to the Great Barrier Reef.

Source: New York Times April 29, 2018 13:30 UTC