Australia Has Largest Marine Reserve

Australia has another good reason for being proud. Its government has given the green light to an innovative eco-friendly project, meant to safeguard the biodiversity of the Coral Sea waters.

Australian authorities have decided to transform this surface into a marine reserve larger than any previous attempts of this kind. The expected Coral Sea Commonwealth Marine Reserve is supposed to cover up to 385,000 square miles (only a little less than one million square kilometers), reports National Geographic.

This is an important decision that will definitely improve the ecosystem's current conditions. As we speak, these waters are the natural home of a significant number of tuna, sharks and billfishes. It is currently one of the few places left on Earth in which human intervention hasn't managed to disrupt its natural balance.

The park would be bigger than France and Germany put together. It will showcase untouched coral reefs, old but well-preserved sponge gardens and canyons well hidden in the depth of the Coral Sea.