And best of all, the Great Barrier Reef, one of the seven wonders of the ... Board a private boat and head to Hinchinbrook Island to explore the mangroves, rainforests filled with eucalyptus ...

Other environmental markets – such as Reef ... replanting mangroves, expanding seagrass beds, reducing disturbance by feral animals and rehabilitating tidal marshes. Current and future carbon stocks ...

Western Australia’s Ningaloo has experienced the highest level of heat stress ever recorded, while coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef has been detected from Townsville to Cape York ...

There’s no real-world data that proves the technique could protect coral. One of the Great Barrier Reef’s 3000 reefs from above.Credit: Janie Barrett Is this work merely fiddling with a fire ...

Lady Musgrave Island’s lagoon, part of a 3000-acre living reef, is nature’s own aquarium –­ pristine, wondrous, and now home to one of the most ambitious marine education projects on the Great Barrier ...

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority Chief Scientist Roger Beeden is optimistic about the reefs resilience but warned reef dynamics were more complex than annual timescales. Picture ...

The best way to get around the Great Barrier Reef is by car or boat, depending on where you plan to spend the majority of your time. If you're on the mainland, renting a car is the best way to get ...

While many opt to see the natural wonder from the sky, if you have more time you can take a boat excursion to the Great Blue ...

Although not as big as Queensland's Great Barrier Reef, it offers similarly spectacular snorkelling and it is also the best place in the world to swim with whale sharks. Getting up close to one of ...

Travelers can also enjoy an array of local brews at Cairns' Barrier Reef Brewing Co. For those who plan to linger farther south in Townsville, Australian restaurants like A Touch of Salt ...