A Unesco heritage committee on Tuesday stopped short of listing Australia’s Great Barrier Reef as a site that is “in danger” but warned the world’s biggest coral reef ecosystem remained ...
Australia's Great Barrier Reef is home to a tremendous array of endangered species, some found nowhere else in the world. Renowned for its beautiful corals and water clarity, the reef was listed by ...
A ustralia 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 ...
Australia will contest a UNESCO draft recommendation to list the Great Barrier Reef as a world heritage site "in danger" The UNESCO report cites mass coral bleaching events in 2016 -17 and 2020 as ...
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 ...
Australia's research in Antarctica has been boosted, with Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek saying it will better protect ...
A full ban is needed before the World Heritage Committee meets to consider declaring the reef in danger. WWF today reaffirmed its call for a full ban on waste dumping in the entire reef World Heritage ...
For decades, the Great Barrier Reef has enjoyed World Heritage Status and been synonymous with diving, tourism and with Australia. But in June of this year, UNESCO threatened to downgrade the Great ...
Recognised as a Unesco World Heritage Site for 40 years, the Great Barrier Reef could soon be officially added to the organisation's list of World Heritage in Danger. This warning underlines the ...
IUCN reported on concerns it has received over the Oyster Point development about which the Committee first expressed concern in 1995, and the potential damage to the World Heritage area from acid ...
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 ...
THE Great Barrier Reef is under threat from industrial development and may be considered for listing as a World Heritage site "in danger" within the next year, according to a UN report. The United ...