UNESCO proposes Great Barrier Reef be listed as "in danger"

A United Nations committee proposed that the Great Barrier Reef be listed as "in danger" in a draft recommendation on Tuesday, prompting an angry backlash from the Australian government, which is vowing to contest the recommendation on the grounds due process was not followed.UNESCO's World Heritage Committee put forward the recommendation, citing the impact of climate change on the world's biggest coral reef system. It used the draft report to "strongly invite" the Australian government "to undertake actions to address climate change under the Paris agreement."Speaking to reporters in Canb…READ FULL ARTICLE