Many of the Caribbean's coral reefs could vanish in the next 20 years, according to a report published by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

Dumped dredge spoil in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park could travel further than previously thought, affecting coral.

Officers within the organisation were worried the Great Keppel Island eco-tourism resort could harm water quality and coral

Anemonefish, Amphiprion melanopus, in their nest on the Great Barrier Reef off Queensland. Disquiet is growing over the destruction of their coral-based habitat

Climate change is a growing threat to tourism, from thawing ski resorts to coral reefs hit by warmer seas, and the industry itself should do more to curb its soaring greenhouse gas emissions, a new

The US plans to create the world's biggest marine protected area (MPA) in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.

The UN has expressed alarm at Australia’s proposal to dump 3m cubic metres of dredged material into the Great Barrier Reef world heritage site, saying the development could place the site on Unesco

Signs of improving water quality on the Great Barrier Reef will keep the iconic natural wonder off a list of world heritage sites considered "in danger", Environment Minister Greg Hunt says.