Australia pressures Unesco over impact of climate change on Great Barrier Reef
by Lisa Cox and Ben Smee from Environment | The Guardian on (#4P50G)
Two government reports are expected to project a poor outlook for the reef
The federal government is pushing Unesco's world heritage committee to resolve how it will deal with the impact of climate change on world heritage properties, including the Great Barrier Reef.
It comes ahead of the release of two government reports that are expected to project a poor outlook for the reef, the status of which will be reassessed by Unesco next year after previously avoiding an in danger listing.
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