By Pat Pepper, NCWQ Environmental Adviser Update on Great Barrier Reef (GBR): Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority has confirmed an estimated 29 % of shallow water corals died from bleaching in 2016, up from
By Pat Pepper, NCWQ Environment Adviser Update on Climate Change: Further evidence of the increase in greenhouse gases (carbon dioxide (CO₂), methane (CH₄) and nitrous oxide (N₂O)) and the relationship with global temperature: Measurements
By Pat Pepper NCWQ Environment Adviser Update on Climate Change: The debate on climate change has continued but unfortunately appears to have become more ideological than scientific, perhaps fuelled by American and Australian politicians or
By Pat Pepper NCWQ Environment Adviser Update on Great Barrier Reef (GBR): In their response to the Great Barrier Reef Water Science Taskforce (GBREST) the Queensland Government (QG) has agreed or agreed in principle in
By Pat Pepper NCWQ Environment Adviser A range of environmental issues were researched and reported on during the year. The threats to Great Barrier Reef and global warming remain major issues. Advocacy was undertaken on
By Pat Pepper NCWQ Environment Adviser Update on Great Barrier Reef (GBR): Hundreds of comprehensive in-water surveys to assess coral mortality have been conducted Reef-wide since the beginning of March by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
By Pat Pepper NCWQ Environment Adviser Update on Great Barrier Reef (GBR): High sea surface temperatures continued into April resulting in unprecedented mass coral bleaching. This has been particularly severe in the Far Northern Region with aerial
By Pat Pepper NCWQ Environment Adviser National Council of Women Australia (NCWA) Conference (11-13October): At the Conference, members voted unanimously for the following two Resolutions which relate to the Environment:- The NCW Australia urges all
By Pat Pepper NCWQ Environment Adviser Update on Great Barrier Reef (GBR): In response to widespread reports of minor bleaching of coral and forecasts by the Bureau of Meteorology and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric