Australia’s Great Barrier Reef avoids UNESCO’s “endangered” list

The United Nations world heritage body will not recommend placing the Great Barrier Reef on the “endangered” list this year, even as it warned that the natural wonder is still under “serious threat” from climate change and agriculture. .

in a draft decision Published on Monday, UNESCO said the Australian government’s progress in tackling carbon emissions and improving water quality on the Great Barrier Reef meant further assessment was needed before the site was added to the list. the UN List of World Heritage in Danger.