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Geography of Australia

Booming Coal Exports Threaten the Great Barrier Reef

UNESCO is threatening to take the Great Barrier Reef off its list of World Heritage sites in the wake of Australia’s decision to build massive coal transport facilities on the Queensland coast. Tim McDonnell of Mother Jones’ magazine Climate says UNESCO is concerned an increase in shipping traffic could have dangerous consequences for the vulnerable reef.

Marine Reserves

The World

Australia Declares Largest Indigenous Protected Area

Environment

An Update on Australia’s Water Wars

Environment

Protecting Northern Australia’s Waterways

Development & Education

Big Cod, Strawberry, and a Worm, Australia’s Roadside Attractions

Arts, Culture & Media

The Geo Quiz wants you to find a really big strawberry in Australia.

The World

This Year’s Hot Picks

Here’s our list: the best environmental books of 2006.

The World

Sydney Goes for the Gold… and the Green

AND THE GREEN  ? It may be winter in the northern latitudes, but Down Under in Sydney, Australia, residents are basking in sunshine, and thinking about warm-weather sports as they prepare to host the Summer 2000 Olympics. The upcoming games are the first to make protecting the environment an officially sanctioned priority. Australian environmental activists […]

Fencing the Weather

A fence that stretches nearly 500 miles through the Australian outback was intended to keep out rabbits but scientists say it’s affecting the weather.

The World

Smoky Bay

Alaska, smoke and memories: former firefighter Geo Beach tells how one morning, it all came together.