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Why Australia's Great Barrier Reef's World Heritage Status Is At Risk
After years of climate-worsened damage to its vibrant corals, Australia's vast Great Barrier Reef could this week be added to UNESCO's list of endangered World Heritage sites.
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Great Barrier Reef May Figure In UNESCO's 'Danger List'
The Great Barrier Reef, the world's largest coral system off the coast of Australia, is at a high risk of being included in UNESCO's 'World Heritage in Danger' list, an official said on Friday.
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'Complete Coral Reef', Crocodile, Monkey Skulls Seized From Dutch Port
Dutch police have uncovered a record haul of skins and bones from endangered wildlife, as well as two tonnes of coral which may be hundreds of years old.
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Lab-Grown Corals Help Restore Critically Endangered Reefs
Scientists have for the first time successfully raised laboratory-bred colonies of a critically endangered Caribbean coral species to their reproductive age, a step towards sustainable restoration of degraded reefs.
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Australia Welcomes UN Call on Great Barrier Reef
Australia welcomed a draft decision by the United Nations to keep the Great Barrier Reef off its endangered list Saturday, but environmentalists warned of ongoing risks to the natural wonder.
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Great Barrier Reef, A World Heritage Site, Remains in UN Watch List
The Great Barrier Reef will remain under surveillance but not be listed as endangered, according to a draft recommendation to the UN's World Heritage Committee, published today.
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Barrier Reef Won't Be Called Endangered for Now
A decision to add the Great Barrier Reef to a list of World Heritage in Danger has been held off a year, after the UN's cultural agency said Australia has made progress in protecting it.
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Police seize 155 kg of coral reef
In a major seizure, police today recovered 155 kg of endangered coral reefs buried near Keezhakarai and arrested three persons. Police said the seizure followed a tip-off that coral reefs were being mined from the sea off Keezhakarai. The coral reefs had been handed over to forest department officials, police said. The Tamil Nadu government has pro...
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Why Australia's Great Barrier Reef's World Heritage Status Is At Risk
After years of climate-worsened damage to its vibrant corals, Australia's vast Great Barrier Reef could this week be added to UNESCO's list of endangered World Heritage sites.
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Great Barrier Reef May Figure In UNESCO's 'Danger List'
The Great Barrier Reef, the world's largest coral system off the coast of Australia, is at a high risk of being included in UNESCO's 'World Heritage in Danger' list, an official said on Friday.
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'Complete Coral Reef', Crocodile, Monkey Skulls Seized From Dutch Port
Dutch police have uncovered a record haul of skins and bones from endangered wildlife, as well as two tonnes of coral which may be hundreds of years old.
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Lab-Grown Corals Help Restore Critically Endangered Reefs
Scientists have for the first time successfully raised laboratory-bred colonies of a critically endangered Caribbean coral species to their reproductive age, a step towards sustainable restoration of degraded reefs.
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Australia Welcomes UN Call on Great Barrier Reef
Australia welcomed a draft decision by the United Nations to keep the Great Barrier Reef off its endangered list Saturday, but environmentalists warned of ongoing risks to the natural wonder.
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Great Barrier Reef, A World Heritage Site, Remains in UN Watch List
The Great Barrier Reef will remain under surveillance but not be listed as endangered, according to a draft recommendation to the UN's World Heritage Committee, published today.
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Barrier Reef Won't Be Called Endangered for Now
A decision to add the Great Barrier Reef to a list of World Heritage in Danger has been held off a year, after the UN's cultural agency said Australia has made progress in protecting it.
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Police seize 155 kg of coral reef
In a major seizure, police today recovered 155 kg of endangered coral reefs buried near Keezhakarai and arrested three persons. Police said the seizure followed a tip-off that coral reefs were being mined from the sea off Keezhakarai. The coral reefs had been handed over to forest department officials, police said. The Tamil Nadu government has pro...
