The Great Barrier Reef is the world’s largest coral reef system, made up of 2900 individual reefs. It is so big that it can actually be seen from space! The reef is located on the east coast of Australia and many people believe that it is millions and millions of years old. For most of its life, the reef has been a healthy, vibrant ecosystem. Over the past thirty years, however, it has changed dramatically. Much of the beautiful bright coral has become bleached and has lost its colour. Sections of the reef have also been damaged by tourists, cyclones and the introduction of new, damaging invasive species.
The Australian government is working to protect and preserve the reef. Each year they spend about $200 million dollars repairing and protecting the reef. It is a lot of money and they could really use some help raising the money (funds) required to repair the reef. Below shows my 3 given strategies and ideas.
1. A group of people should spread around the east coast of Australia and get more people to help out, like donate and fundraiser for this problem. Doing this will mean that they will earn more each time. because more people would actually join in.
2. We can start creating a lot of billboards to place around Australia.
3. Sell different types of things, like clothes, food, and more.
Hello Mele,
ReplyDeleteWow the Coral Reef is so beautiful. I love to see how clear the water is. Also seeing all the beautiful plants!. Would you like to visit the Coral Reef?. Great job finding the facs too. They really help me know more about it!. Keep up the great work Mele!.
Hi Mele,
ReplyDeleteGreat job on completing this activity! You have some good ideas too, but where would we get the clothes and other things to sell? And where would we sell them? Also, how would we get the money for billboards?
Hi Mele!
ReplyDeleteMy name is Ellee I am another commentor on the Summer Learning Journey team!
Looks like you have had a busy summer break on your blog! I hoep you enjoyed it? ...but also had some time to rest :)
These are some great ideas for fundraising for Great Barrier Reef - Good thinking Batman :)
I like that your first idea involves spreading knowledge about the cause, raising funds and getting more people involved - It's a triple whammy, very clever :)
Billboards are a great way to spread the word - What would they say/have on them?
Selling things is another clever idea - Where would you sell them? Would it be Great Barrier Reef merchandise? or would it be more like a bake sale at a school type of event?
Great work here Mele, I like the way you were thinking :)
Nga mihi,
Ellee :)