Article 5SG0F Australia accused of trying to block Unesco process that could put Great Barrier Reef in danger list

Australia accused of trying to block Unesco process that could put Great Barrier Reef in danger list

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A dozen countries block Morrison government's highly inappropriate' push to suspend process for adding sites to world heritage in danger' list

A dozen countries have accused the Australian government of trying to hit pause on a process that could still lead to the Great Barrier Reef being placed on a list of world heritage sites in danger".

But a global climate change policy to guide how more than 190 countries deal with the crisis affecting some of the world's most special places, couldn't be agreed on at a major international meeting in Paris.

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