Australia has for years been battling to keep the Great Barrier Reef off the “in danger” list. On June 22, 2021, a UN committee recommended that the GBR should be added to a list of “in danger” World Heritage Sites.
Read more about Great Barrier Reef in the thread below:
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Read more about Great Barrier Reef in the thread below:
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The #GBR is 2,300 km long and extends across 346,000 sq. km. area, hosting an assemblage of fishes and invertebrates in the reefs, sharks, rays, anemones and myriad other forms all of which need a delicate ecological balance to thrive.
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#GBR won a place on the World Heritage List under the World Heritage Convention, 1972, as it has outstanding universal value. As a fabled wonder of the natural world, Australia’s GBR and its diversity of #marine life found a place on UNESCO’s World Heritage List in 1981.
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The #reef system faces #environmental threats, and this year, the World Heritage Committee has made a warning by drawing up a resolution to inscribe the reef on the 'List of World Heritage in Danger.'
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The heart of the crisis is climate change, which has led to three big events of coral bleaching in 2016, 2017 and 2020. Scrutiny of the #GBR shows a variety of ecological impacts from environmental stresses, including climate change.
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#Coral growth is also endangered by the proliferation of crown-of-thorns starfish, which consumes them. Some relief is available from the reported recovery of humpback whales, and the slow gain of green turtles.
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A magnet for eco-tourists, the #algae hues draw a thousand #tourists annually and contribute around $6.4 billion to the #Australian economy. Without resolute action on climate and pollution threats, though, all sectors stand to lose.
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