The Great Barrier Reef, one of the Seven Wonders of the Natural World, is well recognised for its pivotal roles in supporting an abundance of marine life and Queensland’s tourism industry. Author, researcher and former Chief Scientist of the Australian Institute of Marine Science, Charlie Veron, joins us to discuss a lesser known role of the reef; nature’s historian. Hear how the reef helps us to interpret the past to understand where our future may be heading in the age of climate change.

Charlie Veron
Dr Charlie Veron is best known as the author of the three volume Corals of the World. Charlie is the former Chief Scientist of the Australian Institute of Marine Science and has discovered and described 20% of all coral species of the world. He has been the recipient of the Darwin Medal, the Silver Jubilee Pin of the Australian Marine Sciences Association, the Australasian Science Prize, the Whitley Medal and received special mention in the Eureka Awards.