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Archives for December 2015

2016 Resort-stay prize

December 21, 2015 Leave a Comment

Lizard Island has only three small areas of human habitation – the Lizard Island Research Station, operated by the Australian Museum, the environmentally friendly Lizard Island Resort, operated by Delaware North and a small campground operated by Queensland National Parks.   Although completely separate entities, the Station and the Resort are close friends and good […]

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Resuscitation for the Reef

December 18, 2015 Leave a Comment

This installation art by Janet Laurence is called Deep Breathing – Resuscitation for the Reef.  It reflects on marine life threatened by global warming.  Presenting life being resuscitated in a science lab, it suggests the action required, and its urgency.   Created as part of the Artists 4 Paris Climate 2015 exhibition at the COP21 […]

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Australia, blue carbon and COP21

December 10, 2015 Leave a Comment

COP21 underscores the importance of marine science in containing climate change and conserving life as we know it. The Paris Agreement (PDF) aims to limit the increase in global average temperature to 1.5° above pre-industrial levels by balancing anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases and removals by sinks. Oceans are massively important removal sinks by virtue […]

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