A Unesco heritage committee on Tuesday stopped short of listing Australia’s Great Barrier Reef as ... in November said the reef should be put on the danger list after frequent coral bleaching ...
the Great Barrier Reef could soon be officially added to the organisation's list of World Heritage in Danger. This warning underlines the urgent need to preserve this part of the world ...
Australia has narrowly avoided having its Great Barrier Reef placed on a list of “in danger” World Heritage sites by Unesco after taking moves to preserve the marine ecosystem. But ...
The Great Barrier Reef is a site of remarkable variety and beauty on the north-east coast of Australia. It contains the world’s largest collection of coral reefs, with 400 types of coral, 1,500 ...
A draft report by UNESCO shows that the Great Barrier Reef is not included in the list of endangered World Heritage sites. Australia's Great Barrier Reef has been included on UNESCO's list of ...
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - The Great Barrier ... whether the reef should be listed as being "in danger". Australia last year dodged an "in danger" listing for the reef, a World Heritage site, for ...
A full ban is needed before the World Heritage Committee meets to consider declaring the reef in danger. WWF today reaffirmed its ... to ban the dumping of dredge spoil in the smaller Great Barrier ...
Floods, cyclones, heat stress and predatory starfish contributing to impacts as fourth planet-wide bleaching event confirmed ...
These starfish can each munch over 100 square feet of coral every year, so culling them can help degrading reefs recover.
The Great Barrier Reef is experiencing ... UNESCO, the UN body that oversees World Heritage sites, suggested in 2021 that the site be added to its “In Danger” list. It avoided that designation ...
The Great Barrier Reef is a bucket list destination for many, many people. But a sad reality for the reef system, and for all of the rest on the planet, is that human presence there is incredibly ...
It is clear that despite management efforts at local, regional and national levels, a significant number of threats to the reef are getting worse. "The tourism industry, desperate to maintain ...