It’s been a week since my last blog and the environmental issue of the Great Barrier Reef is still escalating. I have read an article from the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) from February 11, 2011 and it states how the toxic pollution from flooded farms and towns along the coast have had a major impact on the reef’s corals and potentially on dugongs, turtles, and other marine life. The water quality of the Great Barrier Reef is said to have an extremely harmful decline; the floods are bigger, dirtier, and more dangerous from tree clearing, overgrazing and soil compaction.
WWF is looking at ways to help reduce and maintain the floods by planting more trees which will slow the flood waters down by absorbing the water, however; climate change is always going to be an issue as nobody can control how much rain falls. I believe WWF is doing the best they can to protect the Great Barrier Reef from suffering more damage from pollution, it’s one of the natural wonders of the world and we want to keep it that way for hundreds of years to come. Global warming is something nobody can control, but it’s something that communities and organizations can work with finding solutions to save the environment and reef from more damage. As said by the WWF staff, the communities can begin by having better management and design of farms to reduce the risks to people, livelihoods, and wildlife and increase deep infiltration and soil moisture down the road. Well that is all for this week, I will be keeping myself updated on the current issues of the Great Barrier Reef and see you all next week!
PROTECT OUR ENVIRONMENT!
The article may be viewed at http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/blue_planet/news/?198811/Toxic-pollution-from-Australia-floods-threatens-marine-life for further information from the WWF.
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