Slide 2: : Australia protects its coral reefs, particularly the Great Barrier Reef, through the national Reef 2050 Long-Term Sustainability Plan and significant government funding for programs by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. Key protection strategies include improving water quality by reducing agricultural runoff, controlling coral-eating crown-of-thorns starfish outbreaks, phasing out gillnets, increasing marine protected areas, and involving First Nations communities in management
