Not declaring the Great Barrier Reef as 'in danger' only postpones the inevitable
- Written by Jon C. Day, PSM, Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University
ShutterstockAfter much anticipation, the World Heritage Committee on Friday decided against listing the Great Barrier Reef as “in danger”.
The decision ignored the recommendation of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the UNESCO World Heritage Centre — a recommendation based on analyses by Australian...





