UN weighs listing Great Barrier Reef as 'in danger'

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SYDNEY: The United Nations began a monitoring mission on the Great Barrier Reef on Monday (Mar 21), assessing whether the World Heritage site is being protected from climate change as it suffers further widespread bleaching. Higher-than-average temperatures have again caused severe bleaching in p

SYDNEY: The United Nations began a monitoring mission on the Great Barrier Reef on Monday , assessing whether the World Heritage site is being protected from climate change as it suffers further widespread bleaching.

UNESCO's mission will assess whether the Australian government is doing enough to address threats to the Great Barrier Reef, including climate change, before the World Heritage Committee considers listing it as"in danger" in June. "There are parts of the reef where the condition is so poor there is no opportunity for coral bleaching this year because there are few corals left," he said.

 

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