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Barrier Reef not listed as in danger – but the threats remain

Jon C. Day writes in The Conversation (1.6.15) that the draft decision by UNESCO and IUCN puts Australia on notice:

‘Either way, the reality is that despite all the pronouncements by the Australian government that the GBR is healthy, the evidence contained in its 2014 Outlook Report and Strategic Assessment has repeatedly demonstrated that the real situation is not as rosy as UNESCO and others are being told.’

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