Prime Minister Anthony Albanese acknowledges the UNESCO draft decision does not put the reef 'in the clear' and that more steps were needed to keep it off the endangered list.
SYDNEY, Australia – A UNESCO heritage committee on Tuesday, August 1, 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 under “serious threat” from pollution and the warming of oceans.
UNESCO – the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization – in November said the reef should be put on the danger list after frequent coral bleaching events. “The draft decision cites ‘significant progress’ being made on climate change, water quality, and sustainable fishing – all putting the reef on a stronger and more sustainable path,” Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said during a media briefing.
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