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 ...

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 ...

UN warns Great Barrier Reef headed for “in danger” list, orders 2026 review AAP Image/Supplied by Dr John Turnbull, University of Sydney. Poppy Johnston & Fraser Barton. Jul 11, 2025.

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. Credit: AP/Sam ...

High ocean temperatures lead to devastating coral bleaching 02:56. The Great Barrier Reef – the world's largest reef system that's "one of the richest and most complex natural ecosystems on ...

A heritage committee of the UNESCO cultural agency stopped short of placing Australia's Great Barrier Reef on an "in danger" list, but the ruling on Friday raised long-term concerns about its future.

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 ...