Chubb Charitable Foundation and the Great Barrier Reef Foundation join forces to restore Australia’s coastal lifelines

Recognising the importance of preserving one of our planet’s true ecological wonders, the Chubb Charitable Foundation is supporting the Great Barrier Reef Foundation’s efforts to restore coastal and marine habitats on the Reef. The project will assess the efficacy of a multi-layered restoration approach, helping to inform future Reef restoration projects and build critical baseline knowledge for coastal and marine habitat restoration.

Why it matters

At Chubb, we believe that contributing to the communities where we live and work creates lasting benefits for society, our employees and our business. Through the Chubb Charitable Foundation, we support projects that deliver measurable and sustainable outcomes, helping strengthen both communities and the environment.

This initiative with the Great Barrier Reef Foundation reflects this commitment — enabling us to support innovative, science-led restoration initiatives that strengthen the resilience of some of Australia’s most important coastal ecosystems and help protect the Reef for future generations.

About the project

Backed by a multi-year investment from the Chubb Charitable Foundation, the project will test and refine interconnected coastal habitat restoration methods. These habitats nurture marine life, store “blue carbon” — carbon naturally captured by coastal wetlands such as mangroves, saltmarshes and seagrass meadows — and strengthen the Reef’s resilience against climate change.

Located within Gladstone Harbour, the site will be one of the first locations on the Reef where seagrass and oyster restoration will be trialled side by side, generating evidence and learnings that could inform future large-scale coastal ecosystem repair. The project will combine cutting-edge science from leading Australian research institutions Central Queensland University (CQU) and CSIRO, with the knowledge of Traditional Owners and collaboration from local communities.

About the Great Barrier Reef Foundation

Since 1999, the Great Barrier Reef Foundation has driven the world’s largest reef protection effort – pioneering Coral IVF, restoring the world’s biggest green turtle nesting site at Raine Island, backing the Southern Hemisphere’s largest reef habitat rehabilitation project, and launching the world’s first seagrass nursery.