Aerial photo taken on June 2, 2021 shows the Great Barrier Reef in Queensland, Australia. The Great Barrier Reef, the world's largest coral reef in Australia's state of Queensland, is described as the "planet's most beautiful marine environment" and is the main conservation target of the Citizens of the Great Barrier Reef, a charity cooperative organization that runs a series of preserving programs. XINHUA PHOTO
BRISBANE: Australia will strongly oppose a Unesco plan to list the Great Barrier Reef as "in great danger" over its deterioration caused by climate change, the government said on Tuesday.
The UN body released a draft report on Monday (Tuesday in Manila) recommending the reef's World Heritage status be downgraded because of its dramatic coral decline.
