Great Barrier Reef Under Threat

Great Barrier Reef Under Threat explores the debate about protecting this unique ecosystem. It provides an informed, unbiased review of this topical environmental issue.
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It is part of the series What’s the Issue? which aims to fill in the facts behind the headlines, developing students’ understanding of the issue and assisting them to develop and justify their own opinions and arguments.
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Within a highly visual and engaging design, the book comprehensively outlines the main aspects of the threat to the Great Barrier Reef and provides information to generate discussion and thinking, including questions that invite students to think about their own views on the issue.

Special features:
• complex issues written clearly and simply, without bias or prejudice
• the issue defined and explained
• up-to-date facts
• a ‘Viewpoints’ page to guide further thinking and discussion
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Contents:
What’s the issue? The Great Barrier Reef under threat
What is the Great Barrier Reef ?
A timeline of the Great Barrie Reef
Biological importance of the Great Barrier Reef
Economic importance of the Great Barrier Reef
Cultural and historical importance of the Great Barrier Reef
How the Great Barrier Reef is currently protected
The current health of the Great Barrier Reef
Threats to the Great Barrier Reef: Climate change
Threats to the GBR: Overfishing
Threats to the Great Barrier Reef: Pollution
Future threats to the Great Barrier Reef: Tourism, pest species and disease
The future of the Great Barrier Reef
Viewpoints: Should we be doing more to protect the Great Barrier Reef?
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