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25/06/2024 05:04 (UTC)
UNESCO asks Australia to improve climate fight, protect Barrier Reef
- Date: 25/06/2024 04:55 (UTC)
- Credit: EFE
- Source: EFE
- Topic: Disaster and accident » Disaster (general) » Natural disasters
Sydney, Australia, Jun 25 (EFE).- The UNESCO World Heritage Committee asked Australia to improve its fight against the climate crisis and deforestation to protect the Great Barrier Reef, in the...
- Date: 24/06/2004 12:00 (UTC)
- Credit: EPA
- Source: AAP
- Author: James Cook University
- Topic: Disaster and accident » Disaster (general) » Natural disasters
Undated photo of a diver examining a ravaged section of the Great Barrier Reef. Scientists have warned the reef, which stretches for 2000km and is one of the seven wonders of the world, had lost half its coral cover in the last 40 years and was continuing a rapid decline. EPA/James Cook University/FILE
- Date: 25/06/2024 04:40 (UTC)
- Credit: EFE
- Source: CEDIDAS
- Topic: Disaster and accident » Disaster (general) » Natural disasters
Sydney, Jun 25 (EFE).- UNESCO's World Heritage Committee asked Australia on Tuesday to enhance efforts against the climate crisis and deforestation to protect the Great Barrier Reef, while Canberra saw this as recognition of its "ongoing work."In a draft report published earlier, the committee noted with great concern the ongoing threat of the climate crisis and mass coral bleaching, including the 2023-24 austral summer, to the Great Barrier Reef. (Camera: HANDOUT).FOOTAGE COURTESY OF WWF AUSTRALIA.FOOTAGE SHOWS CORAL BLEACHING IN THE GREAT BARRIER REEF IN AUSTRALIA.
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UNESCO asks Australia to improve climate fight, protect Barrier Reef
UNESCO asks Australia to improve climate fight, protect Barrier Reef
UNESCO asks Australia to improve climate fight, protect Barrier Reef
