Australia's iconic reef in great danger

By Agence France-Presse

Jun 23, 2021 12:48 am

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.

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