Great Barrier Reef Belongs on World Heritage 'In Danger' List: UNESCO

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Great Barrier Reef Belongs on World Heritage 'In Danger' List: UNESCO
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'The path to saving the Great Barrier Reef is narrow, but it exists,' said one observer. 'Strong and rapid action can produce results.'

"The resilience of the property to recover from climate change impacts is substantially compromised, in particular—but not exclusively—due to degraded water quality," said the report. Soaring greenhouse gas emissions are causing oceans toat an unprecedented rate, with disastrous consequences for marine life, and must be curbed immediately.

Those benefits are threatened when a site is declared"in danger"—which is currently the case of about 50 sites worldwide. Only three sites have ever been dropped from the heritage list completely.that"a constructive dialogue is ongoing with the current government," which is led by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of the Australian Labor Party.

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