Great Barrier Reef should be placed on world heritage ‘in danger’ list, UN-backed report says
by Graham Readfearn from Environment | The Guardian on (#668ZX)
Experts from Unesco and IUCN find climate change threatens reef's values and work to improve water quality is too slow
A UN-backed mission to the Great Barrier Reef has concluded the world's biggest coral reef system should be placed on a list of world heritage sites in danger.
The long-awaited report on the 10-day mission that took place in March said climate change was presenting a serious challenge" to the values that saw the reef inscribed as a global wonder in 1981.
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