How youth use scientific argumentation in civic participation on climate change: polar bears, the Great Barrier Reef, and ‘your job as president’

The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park is 344 400 square kilometres in size and is home to one of the most diverse ecosystems in the world. This comprehensive guide describes the organisms and ecosystems of the Great Barrier Reef, as well as the biological, chemical and physical processes that influence them. Contemporary pressing issues such as climate change, coral bleaching, coral disease and the challenges of coral reef fisheries are also discussed. In addition,the book includes a field guide that will help people to identify the common animals and plants on the reef, then to delve into the book to learn more about the roles the biota play. Beautifully illustrated and with contributions from 33 international experts, The Great Barrier Reef is a must-read for the interested reef tourist, student, researcher and environmental manager. While it has an Australian focus, it can equally be used as a baseline text for most Indo-Pacific coral reefs. Winner of a Whitley Certificate of Commendation for 2009.

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In girding for climate change, Great Barrier Reef plan falls short

Science ◽

10.1126/science.aab0358 ◽

2015 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Dennis Normile

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Great Barrier Reef ◽

Barrier Reef

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A Sea Country Learning Partnership in Times of Anthropocenic Risk: Offshore Coral Reef Education and Our Story of Practice

Australian Journal of Environmental Education ◽

10.1017/aee.2017.28 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 33 (3) ◽

pp. 160-170 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Hilary Whitehouse ◽

Marie Taylor ◽

Neus (Snowy) Evans ◽

Tanya Doyle ◽

Juanita Sellwood ◽

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Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Coral Reef ◽

Environmental Change ◽

Great Barrier Reef ◽

Coral Bleaching ◽

Educational Experiences ◽

Barrier Reef ◽

Local Schools ◽

Rapid Environmental Change ◽

Civic Environmentalism

AbstractThis is a researched account of an offshore coral reef education partnership formed during a time of rapid environmental change (the coral bleaching events in the years 2015 to 2017). The aim of the partnership is to encourage a learning connection with Sea Country. Framed as civic environmentalism, this article explores the dimensions of practice between a reef tourism provider, local schools, a local university, and local Indigenous rangers that enables primary, secondary and university students, rangers, and educators to travel together on day trips to the outer Great Barrier Reef and islands and have immersive and sharing educational experiences. Offshore environmental education and higher quality marine education is increasingly important in the Anthropocene, when Australian reefs are subject to the pressures of climate change and other impacts other impacts that diminish their resilience.

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We should not separate out environmental issues, but the current approach to plastic pollution can be a distraction from meaningful action. A response to Avery-Gomm et al.

10.31230/osf.io/sk5qa ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Richard Stafford ◽

Peter Jones

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Great Barrier Reef ◽

Public Attitudes ◽

Spillover Effect ◽

Environmental Issues ◽

Biodiversity Loss ◽

Current Approach ◽

Barrier Reef ◽

Plastic Pollution ◽

Environmental Behaviours

We agree with Avery-Gomm et al. that we should not separate out environmental issues. We also agree with them over the relative threat of plastic to our oceans. However, recent evidence on the ‘spillover effect’ of pro-environmental behaviours and on public attitudes to threats to areas such as the Great Barrier Reef suggest common consumerist and political approaches to tackle plastic pollution can cause a distraction from issues caused by climate change and biodiversity loss. We reiterate that we need political changes to address overconsumption in order to make real progress on all environmental issues

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