The UNESCO World Heritage Committee has decided not to add the Great Barrier Reef to its list of sites “in danger,” despite overwhelming scientific evidence that suggests it’s at risk of ...

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef system continues facing threats due to climate change and pollution, though a UNESCO heritage committee chose not to list the site as endangered this year due to the ...

The Great Barrier Reef is experiencing one of the worst coral bleaching events in history, with rising ocean temperatures, pollution, and climate change driving the widespread loss of its vibrant ...

A UNESCO heritage committee on Tuesday stopped short of listing Australia's Great Barrier Reef as a site that is "in danger" but warned the world's biggest coral reef ecosystem remained under ...

The Australian government on Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, welcomed a draft UNESCO decision to a lift a threat of downgrading the Great Barrier Reef to an endangered World Heritage site. (AP Photo/Sam ...

The Great Barrier Reef will not be recommended for inclusion on the “in danger” list this year by the United Nation’s world heritage body, even as it warned that the natural wonder is still ...