June 22, 2021 5:37 pm
Associated PressThis aerial photos shows the Great Barrier Reef in Australia on Dec. 2, 2017. Australia said Tuesday, June 22, 2021, it will fight a recommendation for the Great Barrier Reef to be listed as in danger of losing its World Heritage values due to climate change, while environmentalists have applauded the U.N. World Heritage Committee s.
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) Australia said Tuesday it will fight against plans to downgrade the Great Barrier Reef’s World Heritage status due to climate change, while environmentalists have applauded the U.N. World Heritage Committee’s proposal.
The committee said in a draft report on Monday that “there is no possible doubt” that the network of colorful corals off Australia’s northeast coast was “facing ascertained danger.”
UN Declares Great Barrier Reef In Danger, Australia Disagrees By Ashley Palya
on June 23 2021 9:30 AM The Great Barrier Reef was worth an estimated $4 billion a year in tourism revenue for the Australian economy before the coronavirus pandemic
The bleaching of the Great Barrier Reef has drawn great concern from the United Nations, which recommended the coral reef system should be inscribed on a list of World Heritage Sites that are in danger.
The U.N. claimed in a report that Australia’s government has not done enough to protect the Great Barrier Reef from climate change and that they have not met their key targets on improving water quality.
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The world s largest coral reef system, according to the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, should be added to the list at the world heritage committee meeting next month.
The recommendation has generated a flurry of action from the Australian government, with Sussan Ley, the environment minister, stating she had already called Unesco s director-general, Audrey Azoulay, along with Foreign Affairs Minister Marise Payne.
Experts say that if the committee follows the suggestion, it will be the first time a natural world heritage site has been listed as at-risk due to climate change consequences.
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