It's our #GreatBarrierReef, we have to fight for it! Authorised by D. Kindleysides, AMCS, 4/145 Melbourne St, Brisbane.
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Congratulations to LNP on its victory in the Qld Election. We look forward to a detailed plan for achieving supported emission reduction targets of 75%, to transition Qld from a high per capita emitter to a global leader in pollution reduction ๐ญ ๐ชธ
marineconservation.org.au/neโฆ
ALT #qldvotes2024
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When climate action delayers Bjorn Lomborg, Steve Milloy, Alex Epstein and Patrick Moore claim coral reefs are fine, show them this:
The mass bleaching of coral reefs around the world is now the most extensive on record. A staggering 77% of the worldโs corals have been affected, says the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reut.rs/4eOgjdl
#qldvotes2024 We've released our Reef Scorecard, evaluating key policy positions of different parties. Tag your friends and family and share this scorecard around.
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The next Queensland Government must continue to lead the way on tackling climate change, the greatest threat to the Reef. Take 2 mins to send an email to your candidate: bit.ly/3YiDvec
๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐!? ๐ค๐น๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ญ ๐จ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐ก๐ฃ ๐๐ผ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐น๐ถ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ป: ๐ก๐ญ๐ญ๐ฉ๐ฌ://๐๐ข๐ญ.๐ฅ๐ฒ/๐๐ฏ๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐
3 weeks til the Qld Election! Do you know which candidates plan to fight for the Reef?
If you're in Far North Qld, attend our Barron River Candidates Forum on 10 Oct to decide who has the best plan to protect our Reef.
Free event ๐ซ: bit.ly/3ZPO4X8
Cairns, its your chance to see which election candidates have the best plan to protect our Reef & where they stand on critical issues.
Register & submit your q's here: events.humanitix.com/barron-โฆ
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The government has thrown our Reef a lifeline - $192 mill to reduce water pollution. Wetland restoration needs to be part of this strategy. Tell the Environment Minister that you support wetland restoration to boost the health of our Reef.
marineconservation.org.au/acโฆ
Restoring wetlands in 5% of land at the edge of sugarcane farms can slash nitrogen pollution by up to half!
Add your name to an email to the Environment Minister, highlighting how wetland restoration can boost the health of our Reef: bit.ly/471oOil
Find out the policies we are calling for at the 2024 Queensland election: marineconservation.org.au/poโฆ
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The government's handling of such a significant report is extremely disappointing. That it has found the outlook for our Reef is โvery poorโ must be a call to arms, and it should be shared widely with the Australian public.
bit.ly/3WZcydz
The outlook for the Reef had been deemed โvery poorโ even before the summer from hell, according to the biggest report on the Reefโs health issued every 5 years by the GBR Marine Park Authority late last week.
Read our release: bit.ly/3Z1Ikcq
๐ชธ Reef lovers, we need you! Join the AMCS team this Saturday, August 24th, at Holloways Beach for a morning of action! We'll knock on doors, share campaign signs, and collect signatures for our letter to local candidates. Register here: bit.ly/3MgyAn9
What do a flying fox, great-billed heron and mangrove jack have in common?
They all live in wetlands! 2 out of 5 animals worldwide live or breed in wetlands! Thatโs nearly half of all species. Many more depend on wetlands for food and shelter.
So how's the Reef doing after it's "summer of hell?" Well we won't know that until next year, despite @aims_gov_au releasing their annual coral monitoring report today.
marineconservation.org.au/grโฆ
Conserving and restoring our wetlands and degraded coastal habitats gives us a major advantage in the fight against climate change. Wetlands can work alongside efforts to reduce our overall carbon emissions as they have massive carbon storage capacity ๐
๐๐ฑ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ป๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ถ๐น ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ: marineconservation.org.au/acโฆ
The upcoming report will help build a picture of the impacts of the 2022-23 summer. But it won't tell us how the Reef fared in 2024 after it's fifth mass bleaching. We'll have to wait another year for that...
๐บ Wrapping up this yearโs Long-Term Monitoring Program (LTMP) survey season
The team started surveys last Sept before #coralbleaching & 2 cyclones affected the #GreatBarrierReef this summer. Most of the surveys wonโt have captured impacts from these events.
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