Scientists tell Australia to save Great Barrier Reef

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VietNam News English 2 week(s) ago

Leading marine scientists warned the Australian government yesterday of the growing threat to the Great Barrier Reef from unchecked industrial development.

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Furry crabs may be healing Great Barrier Reef

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Báo Dân Trí English 4 month(s) ago

Furry crabs may be healing Great Barrier Reef

Furry crabs once thought to be damaging the Great Barrier Reef may in fact be helping save the coral by stopping the spread of disease, a researcher said.

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Australia failing UNESCO demands on Barrier Reef: WWF

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VietNam News English 4 month(s) ago

Australia insisted on Friday that protecting the Great Barrier Reef was a top priority, but conservationists WWF said not enough had been done to prevent UNESCO deeming it a world heritage site "in danger".

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Australia scientists tackle reef-killing starfish

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Báo Dân Trí English 9 month(s) ago

Australia scientists tackle reef-killing starfish

An Australian research team said Monday they have found an effective way to kill the destructive crown-of-thorns starfish that are decimating coral reefs across the Pacific and Indian oceans.

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Australia admits neglect of Great Barrier Reef

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Báo Dân Trí English 9 month(s) ago

Australia admits neglect of Great Barrier Reef

The Australian government admits the Great Barrier Reef has been neglected for decades after a study showed it has lost more than half its coral cover in the past 27 years.

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Australian coal basin may be top 10 polluter: Greenpeace

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VietNam News English 9 month(s) ago

A coal basin near Australia's Great Barrier Reef will rank among the world's worst producers of carbon pollution if fully mined, Greenpeace said Wednesday as it warned of devastating consequences.

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Caravelle Hotel names new Director of Rooms

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SaigonTimes English 12 month(s) ago

Caravelle Hotel names new Director of Rooms

Bryce Seator has been appointed as the new Director of Rooms for the historic Caravelle Hotel.

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Australia's mining boom may doom Barrier Reef

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Báo Tuổi Trẻ English 12 month(s) ago

Australia's mining boom may doom Barrier Reef

Asia-bound ships queue for weeks outside the Australian port of Newcastle as an endless stream of coal trains wind their way from mine to port.

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Australia's mining boom may doom Barrier Reef

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VietNam News English 12 month(s) ago

Asia-bound ships queue for weeks outside the Australian port of Newcastle as an endless stream of coal trains wind their way from mine to port.

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Ocean climate change damage to cost $2 trillion

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Ocean climate change damage to cost $2 trillion

Greenhouse gases are likely to result in annual costs of nearly $2 trillion in damage to the oceans by 2100, according to a new Swedish study.

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Australian ocean icon to get Google 'Reef View'

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VietNam News English 16 month(s) ago

Australian scientists mapping the Great Barrier Reef will broadcast their findings in partnership with Google, modelled on its "Street View" to spotlight the impact of climate change.

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Australia plans world's largest marine reserve

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Báo Tuổi Trẻ English 20 month(s) ago 1 duplicate news

Australia plans world's largest marine reserve

The Australian government has said it plans to establish the world's biggest marine protection zone to safeguard a huge swathe of the Coral Sea, a biodiversity hotspot brimming with life.

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Int’l SMS voting for New7Wonders of Nature completes

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Báo Tuổi Trẻ English 20 month(s) ago

Int’l SMS voting for New7Wonders of Nature completes

The international SMS voting for New 7 Wonders of Nature was complete at 11:11:11 on November 11, 2011 with Ha Long Bay in Vietnam becomes one of the 28 nominees for the final seven qualified sites.

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Australian tourism 'in crisis'

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Báo Tuổi Trẻ English 21 month(s) ago

Australian tourism 'in crisis'

Australia's ailing tourism industry on Thursday warned it was in crisis, with a 9 percent slump in arrivals in September due to global economic woes and no relief in sight.

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Ha Long Bay in early list of top 10 wonders

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Báo Tuổi Trẻ English 21 month(s) ago

Ha Long Bay in early list of top 10 wonders

Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay has been named in a temporary list of the world’s 10 new wonders of nature by the New Open World Corporation, an associate of the non-profit New 7 Wonders Foundation.

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