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UN Panel Recommendation on Great Barrier Reef
A UN panel recommended the listing of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef as a world heritage site that is “in danger”. What is the Great Barrier Reef? The Great Barrier Reef is the world’s biggest coral reef ecosystem, having over 2,900 individual reefs, 900 islands and an area covering some 344,400 square kilometres. It is situated ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Coral reef • Coral reefs • Environmental threats to the Great Barrier Reef • Great Barrier Reef • IUCN • UNESCO • UNESCO World Heritage Site • World Heritage site
State of the Climate Report for Australia
The State of the Climate Report for Australia was released on November 23, 2022. It is a biennial report released by Australia’s national science agency, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and the Bureau of Meteorology. It provides insights into the continent’s current and future climates. The report was released weeks after a ..
Month: Current Affairs – November, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs • International / World Current Affairs • Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Australia • Climate change • Coral bleaching • Coral reef • Coral reefs • Effects of global warming • Global warming • Heatwaves • Tropical Cyclone
UNEP launches Green Fins Hub
The United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) and the UK-based charity Reef-World Foundation have launched the Green Fins Hub to boost sustainable marine tourism. Key features The Green Fins Hub is first-ever global marine tourism industry platform that would help diving and snorkelling operators across the world to make simple, cost-efficient changes in their daily practices ..
Month: current affairs - september, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Coral reef • Coral reefs • Sustainable tourism • UN Environment Programme (UNEP) • UNEP
Thailand bans Coral-Damaging Sunscreens
Thailand has banned sunscreens comprising of chemicals that damage coral from all of its marine national parks. Key Points Sun protection used by tourists are harming slow-growing corals in the Island nation. According to Thai Department of Conservation, four ingredients found in sun creams were destroying coral larvae, obstruct coral reproduction and cause reef bleaching. ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2021
Category: Environment Current Affairs • International / World Current Affairs
Topics: Coral bleaching • Coral reefs • Coral-Damaging Sunscreens • Great Barrier Reef • Marine pollution
June 9: Coral Triangle Day
Every year the Coral Triangle Day is observed on June 9. The Day is observed by the Coral Triangle Initiative Coral Triangle Initiative The Initiative is a multilateral partnership of six countries namely Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste. The Coral Triangle Initiative is also called the Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: Amazon rain forest • Coral reefs • Coral Triangle Day • Coral Triangle Initiative • Marine ecosystem • Tropical Rain Forest
Hubble Space Telescope: NASA’s longest living Space Telescope celebrates 30th anniversary
On April 24, 2020, NASA celebrated its 30 years of launch of Hubble Space Telescope. It is one of the longest living Space Telescopes in the world. About Hubble Space Telescope The Hubble Space Observatory is run in partnership with European Space Agency. The telescope has played a crucial role in the discovery of accelerating ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Coral reefs • cosmic reef • European Space Agency • Hubble Space Telescope • NASA • nebula • space • Space Telescope