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If current conditions line up just right, much of the Great Barrier Reef could soon suffer another catastrophic bleaching event, so how are conservationists reacting to threats like this in Australia? \xa0 \u201cWe could lose a huge part of the reef by February,\u201d says Newscast guest\xa0Dean Miller\xa0of the Forever Reef Project, so his team is racing to add the final coral specimens to its huge \u201cbiobank\u201d of coral species before then, for use by researchers and conservationists. \xa0 Work like this was featured at the first international edition of the famed South by Southwest (SXSW) festival and conference (October 15-22, 2023 in Sydney), and Mongabay spoke with multiple people engaged with coral and kelp reforestation, plus sustainable agriculture. \xa0 On this edition of the Mongabay Newscast, guests also include\xa0John \u201cCharlie\u201d Veron\xa0from the Forever Reef Project,\xa0Mic Black\xa0from Rainstick, and\xa0Adriana Verg\xe9s\xa0from the Kelp Forest Alliance, detailing their projects and the challenges they're tackling. \xa0 Related Reading

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Image Caption: Healthy coral in the Great Barrier Reef. Image by Jonas Gratzer for Mongabay.

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