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Australia's government has approved a to dump amounts of sludge in the Great Barrier Reef. The mud will come from a to expand a coal at Abbot Point, on the near the reef. The decision to give the to the dumping of the sludge was made by Australia's Environment Minister in December. It has caused environmentalists to be up in about the possible damage to the world's largest and most famous coral reef. They say it is to put corporate profits ahead of such an important marine environment. About 3 million meters of mud will be poured into the reef's . Authorities say the sludge will not be dumped on top of any coral.

The Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef . It stretches for over 2,600 kilometres, covering an area of 344,400 square kilometres. It receives special from Australia's government to limit the impact of fishing and tourism. Climate change is already damaging its ecosystems by and killing the coral. The reef creates $3 billion a year in tourism . Greenpeace warned that the dumping, "is one more body for the Reef which further threatens marine life, its World Heritage and Australia's tourism and fishing industries". The World Wildlife Fund said the marked, "a sad day for the reef and anyone who cares about its ".

 


 

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