UNESCO Warns Australia About Condition of Great Barrier Reef

A decision by UNESCO to delay listing the Great Barrier Reef as in-danger has prompted a call for governments to act fast.

Lemon Damselfish swimming amongst staghorn corals on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia, on July 13, 2021. Melanie Sun/The Epoch Times

The United Nation’s cultural and scientific body, UNESCO, has warned Australia must do more on land clearing and climate change if it wants to save the Great Barrier Reef.

While the World-Heritage-listed reef has been left off the in-danger list for now, UNESCO says the Reef faces its fifth mass bleaching event in eight years.