The Great Barrier Reef is home to an incredible amount of biodiversity, with over 9,000 known species of marine life National Geographic Society. However, there are likely many more species that ...

The Great Barrier Reef should be added to the list of world heritage sites that are “in danger”, a team of scientists concluded after conducting a mission to the world’s largest coral reef ...

The UNESCO World Heritage Committee has decided to not place Australia’s Great Barrier Reef on a list of world heritage sites “in danger,” but is instead asking for a report on efforts to ...

To further bolster their case, Australian officials also organized a fact-finding snorkeling trip on the Great Barrier Reef for ambassadors from 14 countries.

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 ...

Bowing to earlier pressure from UNESCO, in 2015 Australia developed a new blueprint to stave off an in-danger listing by improving the condition of the Great Barrier Reef — the Reef 2050 Plan.

Australia's Great Barrier Reef should be listed as a world heritage site that is "in danger", a UN panel recommended on Tuesday, saying the world's biggest coral reef ecosystem was significantly ...

According to the Great Barrier Reef Foundation, the ecosystem contributes $4.8 billion to the Australian economy annually. It also provides jobs in sectors like tourism, fishing and research.

The Great Barrier Reef should be added to the list of world heritage sites that are "in danger", a team of scientists concluded after conducting a mission to the world's largest coral reef system.

A United Nations-backed mission is recommending that the Great Barrier Reef be added to the list of endangered World Heritage sites, warning that without “ambitious, rapid and sustained ...