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Coverage dated November 27, 2022 to November 28, 2022

Great Barrier Reef risks 'in danger' World Heritage listing

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Australia's Great Barrier Reef should be added to a list of "in danger" World Heritage sites, according to UN experts who warned the fading wonder has been "significantly impacted" by climate change.

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  1. KESQ Palm Springs

    Great Barrier Reef should be placed on the 'in danger' list, UN-backed report shows (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    By Rachel Ramirez, CNN The Great Barrier Reef should be added to the list of world heritage sites that are “in danger”, a team of scientists concluded after conducting a mission to the world’s largest coral reef system.

  2. Courthouse News Service

    UN: Great Barrier Reef should be on heritage ‘danger’ list (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    A new U.N. report is damning about recent efforts to stop mass bleaching and prevent pollution from contaminating the reef’s natural waters.

  3. The Guardian

    Great Barrier Reef should be placed on world heritage ‘in danger’ list, UN-backed report says (opens The Guardian)

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    Experts from Unesco and IUCN find climate change threatens reef’s values and work to improve water quality is too slow

  4. The Guardian

    Great Barrier Reef flagged as ‘in danger’ world heritage site. What does this mean? (opens The Guardian)

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    Scientists have made recommendation for the reef. So what did their report say, how might the government respond and what happens next?

  5. Al Jazeera

    Australia’s Great Barrier Reef should be on ‘in danger’ list: UN (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Adding the Great Barrier Reef to UNESCO’s ‘in danger’ list could tarnish the heritage site’s allure for visitors.

  6. Phys

    Great Barrier Reef risks 'in danger' World Heritage listing (opens Phys)

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    Australia's Great Barrier Reef should be added to a list of "in danger" World Heritage sites, according to UN experts who warned the fading wonder has been "significantly impacted" by climate change.

  7. WTOL Toledo

    UN-backed report says Great Barrier Reef should be labeled 'in danger' (opens WTOL Toledo)

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    Officials released a report warning that without “ambitious, rapid and sustained” climate action, the world’s largest coral reef is in peril.

  8. France 24

    Australia's Great Barrier Reef should be on 'in danger' list, says UN panel (opens France 24)

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    Australia's Great Barrier Reef should be listed as a world heritage site that is "in danger", a UN panel recommended on Tuesday, saying the world's biggest coral reef ecosystem was significantly impacted…

  9. Phys

    We all know the Great Barrier Reef is in danger, and the UN has just confirmed it again (opens Phys)

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    You might be forgiven for thinking it's Groundhog Day reading headlines about the Great Barrier Reef potentially being listed on the World Heritage "in danger" list. After all, there have been similar calls in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2017.

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