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Australian government pledges to protect Great Barrier Reef

2013-02-01 09:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: The Australian government pledged to stop coal port or shipping developments that would cause damage to the Great Barrier Reef as it responded to a Friday deadline amid UN warnings that the reef's conservation status could be downgraded. UNESCO warned last June that the World Heritage Site could be listed as "in danger" if there was no evidence of progress by Feb. 1 on protecting the reef from threats that also include climate change and the predatory crown-of-thorns starfish, which is wearing...

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