Action to Protect the Great Barrier Reef in Brisbane

Dr Selina Ward, Tony Fonts and Martin Zavan, standing with Greenpeace volunteers and a billboard, outside a building where the UN is discussing the Great Barrier Reef.

Dr Selina Ward is a marine biologist who specialises in coral reproduction and recruitment. She has been working at The University of Queensland since 2000 and is Academic Director of Heron Island Research Station on the Great Barrier Reef.

Tony fonts is a Great Barrier Reef Dive Tour Operator with over 40 years of first-hand experience diving and working on the Great Barrier Reef.

Martin Zavan is a Climate Impacts Campaigner at Greenpeace Australia Pacific.

The UNESCO reactive monitoring mission is currently in Queensland to survey the health of the Reef and their observations will influence the decision around whether the Great Barrier Reef will be added to the list of World Heritage Sites “in danger” when the Committee meets in June.

Unique identifier: GP1SX30M

Type: Image

Shoot date: 22/03/2022

Locations: Australia, Brisbane, Oceania

Credit line: © Greenpeace / Bianca Vitale

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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UNESCO Action to Protect the Great Barrier Reef in Brisbane (Photos)

Photos of Greenpeace actions in Brisbane, Australia during the UNESCO Monitoring Mission where the delegates discuss the health status of the iconic Great Barrier Reef, which is currently experiencing severe bleaching as a result of climate change.

Reef Bleach Snap Action in Brisbane - As the UNESCO Monitoring Mission were meeting inside at 1 William St, our staff and vols as well as some QCC and AMCS allies were on the ground outside to show them what the Aus Gov doesn’t want them to see.

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