$200m to rescue the Great Barrier Reef
Source: Australia. Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts & Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. Joint media release
"Threats to the Great Barrier Reef, including the effects of climate change and declining water
quality will be tackled by the Rudd Labor Government’s $200 million reef rescue plan announced in today’s Budget
Environment Minister Peter Garrett and Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Minister Tony Burke said the funding will support land management grants to farmers and community groups and fund vital research.
The rescue plan will help protect one of the world’s great natural wonders, while benefiting local
conservation and Indigenous groups, agricultural production and tourism, fishing and aquaculture industries."