The Great Barrier Reef beyond repair. Human Activity of Ecocide Blog :
The fate of the Great Barrier Reef will be sealed in the next five years, according to scientists who say if the Government wants to save the reef it is "now or never".
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Researchers from James Cook University are pushing for all sides of Government to commit $10 billion over the next decade to ensure its survival.
Chief research officer Jon Brodie said without the funding whoever is in power could give up on any chance of maintaining the reef's heritage status.
Mr Brodie said one of the major threats to the reef was poor water quality.
He is proposing the $10 billion be spent on investing in better on-farm practices for the cane and cattle industries, creating stronger reef and catchment management, and undertaking projects to improve water quality in catchment areas, especially for areas subject to nitrogen-rich agricultural runoff. Mr Brodie said without swift action now, the Reef's fate would be sealed.
With such a Large Ecosystem Biomass, such as the Reef under threat from Extinction. It's symbiotic link of Biodiversity to other Biomass Ecosystems could set a precedence of Ecocide destruction for all species that rely on it's Biodiversity for sustainability.
