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GREAT BARRIER REEF FACTSHEET 56 BILLION annual Australian economic, social and icon value 64,000 JOBS 6.4 BILLION annual Australian economic contribution MAIN THREATS VALUE 2 MILLION visitors every year INCREASED carbon emissions ocean temperatures Human induced climate change MAIN CAUSES 2900 REEFS - 2300 KM >400 CORAL SPECIES WORLD’S LARGEST REEF STORMS CROWN OF THORN STARFISH OUTBREAKS CORAL BLEACHING THE GREAT BARRIER REEF IS STILL GREAT BUT NEEDS YOU TO ACT AND PROTECT AUSTRALIA’S JEWEL events in the last years 1998, 2002, 2016, 2017 >65% CORAL COVER LOST CORAL BLEACHING 20 bleaching HEALTHY CORAL BLEACHED CORAL DEAD CORAL RECOVERING CORAL CO2 GET INVOLVED WWW.CORALWATCH.ORG 4
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GREAT BARRIER REEF FACTSHEET
56 BILLION annual Australian economic, social and icon value
64,000 JOBS
6.4 BILLION annual Australian economic contribution
MAIN THREATS
VALUE
2 MILLION visitors every year
4 INCREASED carbon emissions
ocean temperatures
Human induced climate change
MAIN CAUSES
2900 REEFS - 2300 KM>400 CORAL SPECIES WORLD’S LARGEST REEF
STORMS CROWN OF THORN
STARFISH OUTBREAKS CORAL BLEACHING
THE GREAT BARRIER REEF IS STILL GREAT BUT NEEDS YOU TO ACT AND PROTECT
AUSTRALIA’S JEWEL
events in the last years
1998, 2002, 2016, 2017>65% CORAL COVER LOST
CORAL BLEACHING
20bleaching
HEALTHY CORAL BLEACHED CORAL DEAD CORAL
RECOVERING CORAL
CO2
GET INVOLVEDWWW.CORALWATCH.ORG
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TRANSPORTReduce speed,
save fuel by 30% $583 yrSave
up to
CONTAINERSRecycle for change, make
money from bottles $25yr
Earn at least
WATER Install low flow showerheads
and take shorter showers
$100yr Save at least
Save at least
MEATBecome a flexitarian and
reduce meat intake
$1072 yrSave
up to
SAVE REEFS FROM HOME
REDUCE CARBON EMISSIONS - SAVE $$ AND CORAL REEFS
AIRCONChange from 21 to 24°
reduce 25%
$208yrSave up to
ENERGYChange electricity
to solar $760 yrSave
up to
FOOD WASTEThink before you buy
$3800 yrSave
up to
WATERInstall a water tank &
plant native trees
$200 yrSave up to
CLOTHESBuy fewer and revive to
reduce landfill
$2000 yrSave at least
GET INVOLVEDWWW.CORALWATCH.ORG
Numbers are based on average family household (2 adults/2 children). Sources: www.energy.gov.au/households, www.containersforchange.com.au, www.moneysmart.gov.au (australian-spending-habits). July 2019, produced by CoralWatch.
REDUCE CHANGE RECYCLE
