The Australian world heritage listed Great Barrier Reef is obviously a good way. The action plan the Australian government for the protection of the world’s largest coral reef has convinced the UNESCO Committee.
It is the Great Barrier Reef off Australia’s East coast is known for its unique under water world-famous:. The UNESCO has now decided to put the threatened Area on the Red list of the world natural heritage. The decision was a “major win for Australia,” said environment Minister Josh Frydenberg to the radio station ABC. The reef is one of the biggest tourist attractions in the country and thus an important economic factor.
A lot of money for the protection of the coral reef
The UNESCO Committee considers the action plan of the government for the protection of the coral reef, apparently for expedient. He envisages a number of measures with which the Ecosystem of the Great Barrier Reef by 2050 better protected. The government wants to invest two billion Australian dollars (about 1.4 billion Euro), to improve the water quality. Since 2016 are dead in an area of hundreds of square kilometers, countless corals due to extremely warm temperatures.
The coral reefs are still in danger, as recent developments show
Threats have worked
The Great Barrier Reef since 1981, the official world natural heritage of UNESCO. The UN authority had threatened in the past few years, in order not to put the reef on the list of world heritage in danger, as the Australian government is seeking to do a sufficient protection. The wonders of nature brings to Australia a year around 5.4 million Australian dollars in tourism revenue. More than 64,000 Jobs depend directly of the work on the reef.
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