Great Barrier Reef Foundation
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Our partnership
Connecting people with natural landmarks like the Great Barrier Reef is at the core of what we do. Since 2009, we have partnered with the Great Barrier Reef Foundation to support their work in protecting and restoring our iconic reefs.
In 2024, we committed $10 million over 10 years - the Reef Restoration Fund - to help support scientists, Traditional Owners and local tourism operators seeking to restore corals across the Great Barrier Reef and other Australian coral reefs.
Learn about how our partnership is a key element of our Nation Action Plan (PDF) and how we're helping to protect our reefs now and for future generations.
Reef Restoration Fund projects
The Reef Restoration Fund will expand restoration work across the Great Barrier Reef and fund cutting edge research to regenerate corals in the future. In the first two years the fund will focus on three projects.
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Coral Nurture
Through the Coral Nurture Program, researchers and reef tour operators work together to replenish reef sites. The fund will strengthen tourism research partnerships and support the transition to a sustainable model by identifying coral species that are more resilient to changing conditions and can support a healthy reef function into the future.
“Restoring as little as 3% of coral reefs can drive the recovery of 50% of the entire ecosystem. This would be restoration on an unprecedented scale and we're making it local.”
- Theresa Fyffe, Great Barrier Reef Foundation Executive Director of Impact, shared on the TED2025 stage in Vancouver in June 2025.
