NBC News: Australia rejects U.N.’s Great Barrier Reef climate warning
“The prospect of losing the World Heritage status of our reef will be a huge shock for many Australians,” Richard Leck of the WWF said.
The United Nations came out with a report saying that Australia isn’t doing enough to protect the Great Barrier Reef from climate change.
VIDEO: 🇦🇺 Australia says it will strongly oppose a UNESCO plan to list the #GreatBarrierReef as "in danger" over its deterioration caused by climate change. The UN body released a draft report recommending the reef's status be downgraded because of its coral decline pic.twitter.com/ftJfOhfODF
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